Welcome to Fulton ...

Fulton is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Fulton is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fulton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fulton is within the (563) area code.

Communities Also Named Fulton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Fulton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fulton.

Communities near Fulton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fulton.

• Maquoketa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoketa
  • Maquoketa is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maquoketa <3>
• Cascade
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <3>
• Bellevue
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
• Preston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
• Wyoming
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <3>
• Oxford Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
  • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
• Delmar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <3>
• Miles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • Miles is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <3>
• Lost Nation
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
  • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <3>
• Andrew
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
  • Andrew is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrew <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fulton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fulton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fulton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fulton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fulton. See our Newspapers Page for Fulton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fulton ...

Looking for more information about Fulton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fulton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fulton.

Adding Fulton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fulton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fulton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fulton post office opened in 1851.

We also found Fulton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fulton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/