Fruitland, Missouri

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]

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)