Welcome to Fruitland ...

Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fruitland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Fruitland is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fruitland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Fruitland: (573)

Communities Also Named Fruitland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Fruitland: This one is located in Cape Girardeau County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 24 communities that are also named Fruitland - they are located in California (3), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Fruitland ...

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

• Cape Girardeau
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Girardeau
  • Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Girardeau <4>
• Jackson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Scott City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
  • Scott City is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <4>
• Chaffee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
  • Chaffee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <4>
• Kelso
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Kelso is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <4>
• Grand Tower
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Tower
  • Grand Tower is located in Jackson County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Tower <4>
• Delta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
• Gordonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
  • Gordonville is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonville <4>
• Alto Pass
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Pass
  • Alto Pass is located in Union County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto Pass <4>
• Altenburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenburg
  • Altenburg is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fruitland ...

Looking for more information about Fruitland? 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 Fruitland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fruitland.

Adding Fruitland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fruitland post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fruitland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/