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Welcome to Fulkerson ...

Fulkerson is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulkerson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Fulkerson is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fulkerson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fulkerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fulkerson - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Fulkerson ...

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

  • Lee's Summit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grain Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Odessa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <3>
  • Holden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Lotawana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fulkerson ...

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

Adding Fulkerson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fulkerson 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 Fulkerson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fulkerson post office opened in 1882. The Fulkerson post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulkerson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fulkerson - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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