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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Greene County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Christian, Dade, Dallas, Lawrence, Polk & Webster.
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:
- Greene County (The home county of Fruitland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Fair Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Langston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Mumford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Turners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Sequiota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Bois D'Arc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brookline Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Cassidy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Pembina
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Republic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Nixa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Ozark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Clever
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Billings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Dadeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Everton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Corry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Pilgrim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Charity ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Louisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Windyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Douglas County
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Hickory County
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Conway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Halltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Goodnight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Tin Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Pleasant Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wishart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Halfway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Graydon Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Eudora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Bolivar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aldrich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Goodson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fruitland, with the one closest to Fruitland listed first.
- Conklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Northview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Crown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Marshfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rogersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Niangua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Fordland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diggins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Olga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Rader
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Sarvis Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
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.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #245971 <3>
- Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Life Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dishman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Case Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ankrom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<4>
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.
- Hickory Barren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Barren
- Fair Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodnight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Pleasant Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hackney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Redtop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redtop is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Gresham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gresham is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Strafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caddo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sacville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sacville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
- Willard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ritter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ritter is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
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 126 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. 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 begin with 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 Missouri
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Hickory County
- Laclede County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fruitland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |