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Welcome to Fulton Wells ...

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

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.<2>.

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.

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.<4>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fulton Wells - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/