Welcome to East Fruitland ...
So far, we found very little information about East Fruitland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added East Fruitland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with East Fruitland, please Contact Us.
East Fruitland would have been located within present day Wilkes County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Fruitland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
A typical abbreviation for East Fruitland: E. Fruitland
While the community is gone, the present day location for East Fruitland is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where East Fruitland was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where East Fruitland was located: 336 & 743<4>
Communities near East Fruitland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Fruitland.
- North Wilkesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ronda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Love Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Boomer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
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 East Fruitland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Fruitland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Fruitland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Fruitland. See our Newspapers Page for East Fruitland.
Adding East Fruitland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Fruitland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for East Fruitland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Fruitland post office opened in 1916. The East Fruitland post office closed in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Fruitland.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 East Fruitland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Fruitland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the East Fruitland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the East Fruitland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |