Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fruitland (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fruitland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Fruitland ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Fruit Land.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fruitland. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fruitland.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Fruitland is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Chautauqua, Elk, Labette, Neosho, Wilson, Nowata (OK) & Washington (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Fruitland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fruitland:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Fruitland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cherryvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avian ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avian is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
- Dearing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Elk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Coffeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Caney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Niotaze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Monett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monett is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
- Peru
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peru is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Jonesburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
- Sedan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Oak Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Upola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Longton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <1>
- Busby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Elk Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Labette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Mound Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mound Valley is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Morehead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morehead is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Penfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Penfield is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Valeda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valeda is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
- Dennis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bartlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Labette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Labette is located in Labette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Labette has also been known as:
- Labette City
- Neosho County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Thayer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Earlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Neodesha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lafontaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Hilford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Buxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Altoona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Benedict Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- New Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Benedict
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nowata County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- South Coffeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Wann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lenapah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Delaware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sanders
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Osage County (OK)
- Whippoorwill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Washington County (OK)
- Copan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fruitland, see our County-by-County Page for Fruitland.
Cemeteries Near Fruitland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fruitland.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fruitland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fruitland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Jefferson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kroner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- All Saints Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Fruitland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fruitland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Crane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cherryvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Dearing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kalloch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
- Kalloch has also been known as:
- Kallocki
- Coffeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tyro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Havana is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fruitland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fruitland.
Newspapers Published in Fruitland ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fruitland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fruitland, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fruitland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fruitland:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chautauqua County
- Elk County
- Labette County
- Neosho County
- Wilson County
- Nowata County
- Osage County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fruitland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fruitland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |