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Welcome to Fruitdale ...

Fruitdale is located in Ross County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Fruitdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Fruitdale is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Fruitdale: (740)

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), Indiana, 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.

  • Chillicothe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Washington Court House
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • Hillsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • New Vienna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Frankfort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Holland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
    • New Holland is located in Pickaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
  • Bainbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Ross County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <3>

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.<6>

From that list, the Fruitdale post office opened in 1891.

We also found Fruitdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fruitdale.

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

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ross, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fruitdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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