Welcome to Fulkerson ...

Fulkerson is located in Johnson County<1>.

The location of Fulkerson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulkerson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Fulkerson is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Fulkerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fulkerson - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Fulkerson ...

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

• Lee's Summit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
  • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <4>
• Blue Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <4>
• Grain Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley
  • Grain Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grain Valley <4>
• Harrisonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
  • Harrisonville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Oak Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Greenwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Odessa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
• Holden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <4>
• Lake Lotawana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lotawana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lotawana
  • Lake Lotawana is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lotawana <4>

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 Fulkerson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fulkerson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fulkerson. 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 Fulkerson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fulkerson ...

Looking for more information about Fulkerson? 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 Fulkerson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fulkerson.

Adding Fulkerson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fulkerson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Fulkerson post office opened in 1882.

We also found Fulkerson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulkerson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.jococourthouse.com

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/