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Welcome to Fulcher ...

Fulcher is located in Choctaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulcher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Fulcher is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fulcher: 662

Communities near Fulcher ...

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

  • Starkville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Eupora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
    • Eupora is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <3>
  • Ackerman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maben
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
    • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Mathiston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Weir
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
  • Sturgis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
  • French Camp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • McCool
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 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 Fulcher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fulcher.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fulcher ...

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

Adding Fulcher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fulcher 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 Fulcher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fulcher post office opened in 1889.

We also found Fulcher in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulcher.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fulcher - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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