40°17′45″N 123°49′31″W / 40.29583°N 123.82528°W
Fruitland | |
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Coordinates: 40°17′45″N 123°49′31″W / 40.29583°N 123.82528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Humboldt County |
Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
Fruitland (formerly Elk Prairie) [2] is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. [1] It is located 6 miles (10 kilometers) east-southeast of Weott, [2] at an elevation of 1,004 feet (306 m). [1]
A post office operated at Fruitland from 1890 to 1934. [2] The first settlers of Fruitland were a colony of immigrants from the Netherlands who planted orchards [2] sponsored by David Page Cutten, the namesake of Cutten, CA, approximately 37 mi (60 km) northwest of Fruitland. The isolation of this colony in a time when there was little adequate long-distance transportation ultimately led to the dissolution of the colony's fruit market. [3]