Fruitville, Missouri

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Fruitville is an unincorporated community in southeast Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Howell County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Howell County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,400. The largest city and county seat is West Plains. The county was officially organized on March 2, 1851, and is named after Josiah Howell, a pioneer settler in the Howell Valley.

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Missouri U.S. state in the United States

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. Missouri is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River, which makes up Missouri's eastern border.

The community was located approximately eight miles southeast of West Plains and south of Missouri Route PP, along a county road on the east bank of Myatt Creek. The Meltabarger Cemetery is near the site. [2]

West Plains, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

West Plains is a city in Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,986 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Howell County.

Myatt Creek is a stream in northeastern Fulton County, Arkansas and southeastern Howell County, Missouri.

History

A post office called Fruitville was established in 1910, and remained in operation until 1921. [3] The community was named for its location in a fruit-growing district. [4] The area was promoted as a fruit growing area as Torreytown or Fruitville in 1910 by Col. Jay L. Torrey. [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fruitville, Missouri
  2. Lanton, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. Fruitville Farm Pamphlet, Missouri Historical Society

Coordinates: 36°36′58″N91°45′56″W / 36.61611°N 91.76556°W / 36.61611; -91.76556

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