Welcome to Gulfton ...

Gulfton is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gulfton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

Gulfton is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gulfton lies within the (417) area code.

Communities near Gulfton ...

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

• Joplin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
• Pittsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Carthage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Webb City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <4>
• Baxter Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
  • Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <4>
• Columbus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Galena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Oronogo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
  • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <4>
• Carterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Duquesne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duquesne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
  • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 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 Gulfton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gulfton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gulfton ...

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

Adding Gulfton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gulfton 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 Gulfton was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gulfton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/