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Welcome to Fulton ...

The city of Fulton is located in Itawamba County<1> and is the County Seat for Itawamba County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fulton has a population of 3,969 people<2> (see below for details).

Fulton is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Fulton: 662

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fulton had an population of 3,969 people. This is an increase of 0.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fulton had a population of 3,961 people (or 16.91% of the total population of Itawamba County). This makes Fulton the county's most populous community.

The population of Fulton represents 0.13% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 73rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,961 people, the population of Fulton increased 2.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,882 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fulton.

Communities Also Named Fulton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Fulton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fulton ...

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

  • Tupelo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Amory
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Saltillo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
    • Saltillo is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <4>
  • Verona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <4>
  • Red Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
    • Red Bay is located in Franklin County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <4>
  • Guntown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Nettleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
    • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <4>
  • Plantersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
  • Mantachie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fulton. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fulton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fulton ...

Looking for more information about Fulton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fulton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fulton.

Adding Fulton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fulton 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 Fulton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Fulton post office opened in 1837.

We also found Fulton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulton.

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

The official website for Itawamba County: www.co.itawamba.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Itawamba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fulton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fulton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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