Fruitland, Missouri


Fruitland is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 61, north of Jackson and just northeast of the intersection of U.S. 61 and Interstate 55.
Fruitland is part of the Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office called Fruitland was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1968. The community was named for a fruit orchard near the original town site.