Fleener, California facts for kids

Fleener was once a small community, or "settlement," located in Modoc County, California. It's no longer there today, but it has an interesting history! This former town was also known as Mud Lake for a short time. It was located about 20 miles (32 km) north of a place called Lookout.

The Story of Fleener

Fleener was a small community that existed for a short period in California. Many towns like Fleener grew up around important services, and for Fleener, that service was a post office.

How Fleener Got Its Name

The area first had a post office that opened in 1886 and was called the Mud Lake post office. It closed for a bit in 1888 but reopened in 1889. That same year, the post office changed its name to Fleener. This new name was chosen to honor a person named Sam Fleener. Sam Fleener was an early settler and homesteader in the area. A "settler" is someone who moves to a new place to live, and a "homesteader" is someone who claims and lives on land given by the government, often to farm it. The Fleener post office then closed for good in 1893.