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Welcome to Fulton Center ...

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.

Fulton Center would have been located within present day Fulton County<2>.

The pronunciation of Fulton Center: FOOL-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulton Center, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Fulton Center: Fulton Ctr. (or less commonly used: Fulton Cen., Fulton Cent. or Fulton Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Fulton Center for more information about variations on the name of Fulton Center.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fulton Center is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Fulton Center was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Fulton Center was located: 309 & 861<5>

The community of Fulton Center was previously named Fulton Centre.

Communities Also Named Fulton Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fulton Center - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fulton Center.

Communities near Fulton Center ...

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

  • Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
  • Havana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewistown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Manito
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cuba
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cuba is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
  • Glasford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Avon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
  • Yates City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Saint David
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fulton Center.

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

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

Adding Fulton Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fulton Center 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 (so far) for Fulton Center was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). In this book, Fulton Center was called Fulton Centre.

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

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Fulton Center. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fulton Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Fulton Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Fulton Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.