Fruitland, Missouri

37°26′55″N 89°38′19″W / 37.44861°N 89.63861°W / 37.44861; -89.63861

Fruitland
Unincorporated community
Fruitland in 2024
Fruitland in 2024
Fruitland is located in Missouri
Fruitland
Fruitland
Location in Missouri
Coordinates: 37°26′55″N 89°38′19″W / 37.4487°N 89.6387°W / 37.4487; -89.6387
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
Named forFruit orchard

Fruitland is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 61, 5 mi (8.0 km) north of Jackson and just over one mile north of the intersection of U.S. 61 and Interstate 55.[2]

History

Postcard postmarked in Fruitland, MO 1908

A post office called Fruitland was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1968.[3] The community was named for a fruit orchard near the original town site.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fruitland, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 58 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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