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Fletcher community in N Henderson County. Alt. 2,112. Named for Dr. George W. Fletcher, popular country doctor and surgeon during the Civil War. Est. about 1883 after the railroad was completed. With the development of Fletcher, Shufordsville, approx. 2 mi. n, declined, and the post office there was transferred to Fletcher and the name changed. Produced textiles.
Fletcher Branch rises in N Henderson County and flows NW into Cane Creek.
Fletcher Creek rises in NW Henderson County and flows se, where it joins Big Creek in forming North Fork.
Fletcher Knob W Caldwell County. Named for Reuben Fletcher, Revolutionary soldier.
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