Welcome to Fullerton ...

Fullerton is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fullerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Fullerton is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Fullerton is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Fullerton: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Fullerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Fullerton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Fullerton ...

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

• Rome
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
• Fort Payne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
  • Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <5>
• Summerville Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
  • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
• Summerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <5>
• Centre
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <5>
• Chiaha ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
  • Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
• Cedar Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <5>
• Cave Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Cave Spring is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <5>
• Leesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Robealou Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
  • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fullerton ...

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

Adding Fullerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fullerton 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 Fullerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fullerton post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fullerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/