Welcome to Fulton ...
Fulton is located in Rock County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
Fulton is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fulton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Fulton ...
Official Website: www.townoffulton.com/
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, Iowa, 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 and West Virginia.
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.
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Stoughton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Fort Atkinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
- Oregon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Cottage Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Edgerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Brodhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Fulton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fulton: www.townoffulton.com/
The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fulton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |