Fruitland | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Missouri |
Coordinates: | 37.4487°N -89.6387°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cape Girardeau |
Named For: | Fruit orchard |
Fruitland is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 61, 5miles north of Jackson and just over one mile north of the intersection of U.S. 61 and Interstate 55.[1]
A post office called Fruitland was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1968.[2] The community was named for a fruit orchard near the original town site.[3]