Fruitland, Missouri

37°26′55″N 89°38′19″W 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]

Postcard postmarked in Fruitland, MO 1908

History

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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