Welcome to Fullwood Springs ...

Fullwood Springs is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fullwood Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Fullwood Springs: Fullwood Spgs. (or less commonly used: Fullwood Spngs. or Fullwood Sprngs.)

Fullwood Springs is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Fullwood Springs (for example, toward Piedmont (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Fullwood Springs: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

Communities near Fullwood Springs ...

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

• Cedartown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
  • Cedartown is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <5>
• Bremen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Rockmart
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
  • Rockmart is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <5>
• Piedmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
• Seney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
  • Seney is located in Polk County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
• Tallapoosa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
  • Tallapoosa is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallapoosa <5>
• Aragon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragon
  • Aragon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aragon <5>
• Buchanan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <5>
• Cave Spring
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Cave Spring is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <5>
• Etna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Etna is located in Polk County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 902 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 Fullwood Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fullwood Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fullwood Springs ...

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

Adding Fullwood Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fullwood Springs post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fullwood Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.polkcountygeorgia.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/