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Welcome to Fruitdale ...

The town of Fruitdale is located in Butte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fruitdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fruitdale has a population of 68 people<2> (see below for details).

Fruitdale is 2,940 feet [896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fruitdale is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Fruitdale lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fruitdale: 605

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fruitdale had an population of 68 people. This is an increase of 6.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fruitdale had a population of 64 people. This makes Fruitdale the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 64 people, the population of Fruitdale increased 3.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 62 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fruitdale.

Communities Also Named Fruitdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fruitdale - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Indiana, Ohio, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Fruitdale ...

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

  • Spearfish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Fourche
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Spearfish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
  • Whitewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Newell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Onge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Nisland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Vale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Crook City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Crook City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
  • Centennial City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fruitdale ...

Looking for more information about Fruitdale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fruitdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fruitdale.

Adding Fruitdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fruitdale post office opened in 1910. The Fruitdale post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fruitdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fruitdale.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fruitdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/