Welcome to Fruitville ...

Fruitville is located in Sarasota County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fruitville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Fruitville is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Fruitville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Fruitville: (941)

Communities Also Named Fruitville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fruitville - they are located in Minnesota, Missouri and Pennsylvania (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fruitville.

Communities near Fruitville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fruitville.

• Bradenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenton
  • Bradenton is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradenton <3>
• Sarasota
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota
  • Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarasota <3>
• Venice
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
  • Venice is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <3>
• Palmetto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <3>
• Longboat Key
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longboat Key
  • Longboat Key is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longboat Key <3>
• Holmes Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Beach
  • Holmes Beach is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holmes Beach <3>
• Bradenton Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenton Beach
  • Bradenton Beach is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradenton Beach <3>
• North Sarasota
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sarasota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sarasota
  • North Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
• Ridge Wood Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Wood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Wood Heights
  • Ridge Wood Heights is located in Sarasota County
• Gulf Gate Estates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Gate Estates
  • Gulf Gate Estates is located in Sarasota County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fruitville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fruitville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fruitville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fruitville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fruitville. See our Newspapers Page for Fruitville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fruitville ...

Looking for more information about Fruitville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fruitville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fruitville.

Adding Fruitville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fruitville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fruitville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fruitville post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fruitville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fruitville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sarasota County: www.co.sarasota.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/