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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 Codes for Fulcher: 662 & 471<3>

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)
  • Ackerman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maben
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
    • 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)
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
  • Sturgis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • French Camp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • McCool
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • 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 (so far) 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. The Fulcher post office closed in 1902.

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>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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Fulcher area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Fulcher area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/