Fruitdale, Indiana

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|subdivision_name3 = Jackson

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|area_code = 812 & 930

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Fruitdale is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Fruitdale in 1909, and remained in operation until 1937.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Brown |title=Brown County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=28 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903095154/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Brown |archivedate=3 September 2014 }} The community was likely named from fruit orchards nearby.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/140 140]|quote=...it is generally believed that it comes from the location of the village, in the fruit belt.}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Brown County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana