Welcome to Fulton Wells ...

Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulton Wells, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Fulton Wells: Fulton Wls.

Fulton Wells is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fulton Wells lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fulton Wells ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <4>
• Long Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Anaheim
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <4>
• Santa Ana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <4>
• Huntington Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <4>
• Glendale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
  • Former name for Glendale:
  • Tropico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <4>
• Garden Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <4>
• Torrance
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <4>
• Pasadena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <4>
• Fullerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <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 Fulton Wells. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fulton Wells.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fulton Wells ...

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

Adding Fulton Wells to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fulton Wells 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 Fulton Wells was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fulton Wells post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulton Wells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/