Fleming, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 31°52′51″N 81°25′35″W / 31.88083°N 81.42639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Liberty |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 31309 |
Area code | 912 |
GNIS feature ID | 326291 [1] |
Fleming is an unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The community is 10.2 miles (16.4 km) east-northeast of Hinesville. A post office at Fleming was established in 1869 [2]: 53 and remained in operation until March 9, 2013; it still has its ZIP code, 31309. [3] [4] As of the United States Census 2010, the population of the 31309 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 1,210. [5]
Fleming was established after the Civil War as a railroad depot. It was convenient for officials of the nearby freedmen's bureau, which was a few miles away. The community is named after William Fleming, a resident who owned a plantation adjacent to the original townsite. [2]: 52
By 1886, it was a center for farming and naval stores. Along with a railroad depot and a post office, it also had a general store and a wheelwright. [2]
Mount Olivet Methodist Church was established in Fleming in 1843 by John Stacy and Hannah McCall Adams. [2] Another church, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, was established in 1913. Within 5 years, the name of the church was changed to the Fleming Baptist Church. [2]: 74
Fleming's population was 130 residents in 1887. [6] The population had grown to 212 by 1925. [7] In 1953, Fleming had a population of 400, with only one telephone. [8]
There was a soil and water field station, the Tidewater Experiment Station, [9] (or the Southern Tidewater Experiment Station) [10] in Fleming in the 1950s and 1960s. [11]
A passenger train and a freight train collided in Fleming on January 17, 1953. [12] Two people died and 85 others were injured. The Interstate Commerce Commission stated that the crash's cause was "excessive speed". [13]
In 2002, local postal worker Sallie Gaglia was murdered in the Fleming Post Office during a robbery of $1,175 in money orders. Local man Meier Jason Brown was arrested and later sentenced to death for the crime. He is currently imprisoned at United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute. [14] [15] [16]
The Fleming Post Office was robbed in 2010. [17] Services were suspended shortly afterwards due to constant vandalism, low traffic, less than two hours of work being needed per day, and average daily sales being below $50. [18] Postal services were relocated to nearby Richmond Hill, in Bryan County. [18] The Post Office officially ended operations on March 9, 2013; the community it still has its ZIP code, 31309. [4]
Fleming had the highest recorded monthly rainfall in the state of Georgia at one time, with 28.6 inches of rain falling on the month of August in 1898. [19] [20]
During the Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak on September 6, 2004, an F1 tornado was reported northwest of Fleming. The damage was limited to trees. [21]
The Liberty County School District operates public schools that serve Fleming.
Fleming, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 31°52′51″N 81°25′35″W / 31.88083°N 81.42639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Liberty |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 31309 |
Area code | 912 |
GNIS feature ID | 326291 [1] |
Fleming is an unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The community is 10.2 miles (16.4 km) east-northeast of Hinesville. A post office at Fleming was established in 1869 [2]: 53 and remained in operation until March 9, 2013; it still has its ZIP code, 31309. [3] [4] As of the United States Census 2010, the population of the 31309 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 1,210. [5]
Fleming was established after the Civil War as a railroad depot. It was convenient for officials of the nearby freedmen's bureau, which was a few miles away. The community is named after William Fleming, a resident who owned a plantation adjacent to the original townsite. [2]: 52
By 1886, it was a center for farming and naval stores. Along with a railroad depot and a post office, it also had a general store and a wheelwright. [2]
Mount Olivet Methodist Church was established in Fleming in 1843 by John Stacy and Hannah McCall Adams. [2] Another church, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, was established in 1913. Within 5 years, the name of the church was changed to the Fleming Baptist Church. [2]: 74
Fleming's population was 130 residents in 1887. [6] The population had grown to 212 by 1925. [7] In 1953, Fleming had a population of 400, with only one telephone. [8]
There was a soil and water field station, the Tidewater Experiment Station, [9] (or the Southern Tidewater Experiment Station) [10] in Fleming in the 1950s and 1960s. [11]
A passenger train and a freight train collided in Fleming on January 17, 1953. [12] Two people died and 85 others were injured. The Interstate Commerce Commission stated that the crash's cause was "excessive speed". [13]
In 2002, local postal worker Sallie Gaglia was murdered in the Fleming Post Office during a robbery of $1,175 in money orders. Local man Meier Jason Brown was arrested and later sentenced to death for the crime. He is currently imprisoned at United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute. [14] [15] [16]
The Fleming Post Office was robbed in 2010. [17] Services were suspended shortly afterwards due to constant vandalism, low traffic, less than two hours of work being needed per day, and average daily sales being below $50. [18] Postal services were relocated to nearby Richmond Hill, in Bryan County. [18] The Post Office officially ended operations on March 9, 2013; the community it still has its ZIP code, 31309. [4]
Fleming had the highest recorded monthly rainfall in the state of Georgia at one time, with 28.6 inches of rain falling on the month of August in 1898. [19] [20]
During the Hurricane Frances tornado outbreak on September 6, 2004, an F1 tornado was reported northwest of Fleming. The damage was limited to trees. [21]
The Liberty County School District operates public schools that serve Fleming.