Welcome to Fruit Valley ...

Fruit Valley is located in Oswego County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fruit Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Fruit Valley: Fruit Vly. (or less commonly used: Fruit Vally. or Fruit Vlly.)

Fruit Valley is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fruit Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fruit Valley lies within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Fruit Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fruit Valley - they are located in Kansas and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Fruit Valley ...

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

• Oswego
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Fulton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Phoenix
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
• Wolcott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>
• Mexico
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Fair Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <4>
• Victory
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Victory is located in Cayuga County
• Hannibal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Cato
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
  • Cato is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <4>
• Red Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
  • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <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 Fruit Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fruit Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fruit Valley ...

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

Adding Fruit Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fruit Valley post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fruit Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/