Fruitdale, Ohio

Fruitdale is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Methodist church

History

The community was so named on account of fruit orchards near the original site.[2] A post office called Fruitdale was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1931.[3] Besides the post office, Fruitdale had a train depot on the Ohio Southern Railroad.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fruitdale, Ohio
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1938). Chillicothe and Ross County. Works Progress Administration. p. 77. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06.
  3. "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. Bennett, Henry Holcomb (1902). The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days. Selwyn A. Brant. p. 322.



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