Fletcher became a land agent for the southwest branch of the Pacific Railroad (which later became the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway) whereupon he moved to St. Louis.
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The community was founded in 1896 and is named for Missouri governor Thomas Clement Fletcher (1827–1899), who served 1865-1869.