Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
37°26′55″N 89°38′19″W / 37.44861°N 89.63861°W / 37.44861; -89.63861
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
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fruitland, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer , DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 58
ISBN
0899332242
^
"Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from
the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016 .
^
"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 . {{
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