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Welcome to Fulton ...

Fulton is located in Duval County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Fulton is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Fulton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fulton: 904 & 324<3>

Communities Also Named Fulton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Fulton: This one is located in Duval County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 43 communities that are also named Fulton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, 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, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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.

  • Jacksonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jacksonville Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
    • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
    • Pablo Beach
    • Ruby
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
  • Atlantic Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fernandina Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Orange Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Neptune Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • San Pablo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • San Pablo is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • Sans Pareil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
  • Polly Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Polly Town is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town

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 (so far) for Fulton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fulton post office opened in 1883. The Fulton post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Duval, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 904 code has been Overlayed with the 324 area code. New phone numbers in the Fulton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Fulton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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