Fletcher, Queensland


Fletcher is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Fletcher had a population of 92 people.

Geography

The Severn River forms the western boundary of the locality. The terrain is somewhat mountainous with the land in the valleys between being used for farming. The New England Highway and South Western railway line pass from north to south-west through the locality. A small area in the east of the locality is part of the Girraween National Park.

History

The locality was presumably named after the Fletcher railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1887, after orchardist Thomas Henry Fletcher, who pioneered the growing of fruit in the Granite Belt area.