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Welcome to Fruitdale ...

Fruitdale is located

Fruitdale is located in Dallas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fruitdale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Fruitdale is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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 South Dakota.

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.

  • Dallas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <3>
  • Irving
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Garland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mesquite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Richardson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rowlett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • DeSoto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmers Branch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fruitdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fruitdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fruitdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.