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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fulton Center. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fulton Center to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fulton Center, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fulton Center (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fulton Center. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Fulton Center ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fulton Center: Fulton Ctr. (or less commonly used: Fulton Cen., Fulton Cent. or Fulton Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fulton Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fulton Center.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Fulton Center is historic, it would have been located within present day Fulton County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Fulton Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fulton Center:
- Fulton County (The home county of Fulton Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton Center, with the one closest to Fulton Center listed first.
- Bryant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dunfermline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint David
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fiatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bybee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bybee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brereton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brereton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
- Blyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blyton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
- Norris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton Center, with the one closest to Fulton Center listed first.
- Yates City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maquon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- De Long
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- De Long is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
- Gilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abingdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dahinda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Appleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Williamsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Knox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knox is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton Center, with the one closest to Fulton Center listed first.
- Buzzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Goofy Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Topeka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manito
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Forest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Long Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Poplar City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Easton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McDonough County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton Center, with the one closest to Fulton Center listed first.
- New Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Prairie City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Adair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bushnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bardolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Industry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Good Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lamone Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Macomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- University Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Menard County
- Oakford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Peoria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton Center, with the one closest to Fulton Center listed first.
- Glasford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trivoli
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Mines
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hanna City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bartonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Edwards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Bellevue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Brimfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton Center, with the one closest to Fulton Center listed first.
- Bluff City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bader
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bader is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
- Browning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton Center, with the one closest to Fulton Center listed first.
- Radville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Radville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
- Talbott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Talbott is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Parkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Parkland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Stoehrs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stoehrs is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoehrs
- Powerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Powerton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
- Crescent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- South Pekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hawley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Pekin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Schaeferville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Schaeferville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeferville
- Green Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton Center, with the one closest to Fulton Center listed first.
- Youngstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Youngstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Berwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fulton Center, see our County-by-County Page for Fulton Center.
Cemeteries Near Fulton Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fulton Center.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fulton Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fulton Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fulton Center, with the one closest to Fulton Center listed first.
- Saunders - Blackaby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shields Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Connor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cuba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McNeil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Highbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Fulton Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fulton Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fulton Center, with the one closest to Fulton Center listed first.
- Civer ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Civer is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civer
- Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint David
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunfermline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fiatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bybee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bybee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maples Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maples Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Mill
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rawalts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rawalts is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawalts
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blyton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fulton Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fulton Center.
Newspapers Published in Fulton Center ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 171 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fulton Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fulton Center, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fulton Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fulton Center:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Mason County
- McDonough County
- Menard County
- Peoria County
- Schuyler County
- Tazewell County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fulton Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fulton Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |