Draft:Fleta, Alabama

Fleta, Alabama is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama. It is an agricultural community outside Montgomery, Alabama, the state capitol.

History
Fleta was home to Dr. Thomas Duncan who owned a farm in Fleta and served as postmaster for the community. He worked as a doctor on the Walter Brothers cotton ginning business in nearby Sprague, Alabama where convict labor was used. The Montgomery County Archives have photographs of his plantation, family, and car club activities. His doctor's office is extant and has been restored and preserved in a new location.

A 1911 map published in a discussion of soils and cultivation prospects in the area shows Fleta as a site where Houston clay is located. The geology of the area includes hailstones.

In 1928, C. E. Vickers petitioned for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a motor carrier of freight between Montgomery and Fleta.

Fleta was home to a Mason Lodge.

Huntsville, Alabama doctor Maurice Miller Duncan Sr. (born April 27, 1884) the son of plantation owner James Anderson and Georgia (Bonham) Duncan was born in Fleta.

Fleta's post office was moved from a store in Old Fleta to a store in Fleta. It was discontinued in 1935.

Nomenclature
Fleta was named for Fleta née Matthews Davis who was the wife of doctor, businessman, and cotton plantation owner LeRoy W. Davis.

Legacy
The Pintlala Historical Association documented the history of Fleta's post office in April 1991.