Fruitland (formerly Elk Prairie) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Humboldt County,

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. It is located east-southeast of Weott, at an elevation of . A post office operated at Fruitland from 1890 to 1934. The first settlers of Fruitland were a colony of immigrants from the Netherlands who planted

orchard An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit- or nut-producing trees which are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of ...

s sponsored by David Page Cutten, the namesake of Cutten, CA, approximately northwest of Fruitland. The isolation of this colony in a time when there was little adequate long-distance transportation ultimately led to the dissolution of the colony's fruit market.Turner, Dennis W.; Turner, Gloria H. (2010). ''Place Names of Humboldt County, California'' (2nd ed.). Orangevale, CA: Dennis W. & Gloria H. Turner. p. 104. .

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