Welcome to Fruitdale ...

Fruitdale is located in Brown County<1>.

The location of Fruitdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fruitdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Fruitdale is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fruitdale lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Fruitdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fruitdale - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Fruitdale ...

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

• Bloomington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Martinsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Bargersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargersville
  • Bargersville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bargersville <4>
• New Whiteland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Whiteland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
  • New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
• Whiteland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteland
  • Whiteland is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteland <4>
• Edinburgh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <4>
• Brooklyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
• Trafalgar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
  • Trafalgar is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trafalgar <4>
• Princes Lakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
  • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people

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 Fruitdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fruitdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fruitdale. 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 Fruitdale.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fruitdale ...

Looking for more information about Fruitdale? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fruitdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fruitdale.

Adding Fruitdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fruitdale 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 Fruitdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fruitdale post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fruitdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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