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Welcome to Fruitland ...

Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fruitland: 573 & 235<3>

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)
  • Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • 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)
  • Chaffee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kelso
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Grand Tower
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Delta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • 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)
  • Alto Pass
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Altenburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 (so far) 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. The Fruitland post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fruitland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fruitland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Fruitland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Fruitland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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