Fruitland, NM

Fruitland is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The 2020 census counted 771 residents. The community is on the north side of the San Juan River. Fruitland is immediately west of central Kirtland and north across the river from the Navajo Nation and Upper Fruitland. Fruitland is within Central Consolidated Schools. Nenahnezad Community School of the Bureau of Indian Education is in Nenahnezad and has a Fruitland postal address. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Fruitland, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Fruitland, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Fruitland is east of Waterflow. The area now known as Fruitland was traditional Navajo territory. This place is called Bááh Díílid in Navajo.