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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fulton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fulton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fulton, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fulton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fulton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Fulton is historic, it would have been located within present day Davie County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Davie County: Davidson, Forsyth, Iredell, Rowan & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Fulton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fulton:
- Davie County (The home county of Fulton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Advance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ephesus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Mocksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Rimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fisher Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Currytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Reedy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Tyro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Sapona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Welcome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Holly Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Cotton Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lewisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Cinnamon Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Ardmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Cutters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Grapewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Mount Tabor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Tabor is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Robin Hood Trace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Robinhood Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Vienna Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- High Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Allen Jay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Sandy Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Kirkman Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Oak Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Cool Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Houstonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Turnersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Olin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Mazeppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Union Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Shepherds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Barium Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Troutman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Trinity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Archdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Ellis Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Shannon Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Yadkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Woodleaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- East Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Forest Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Meadowbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Misenheimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Germanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fulp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Neatman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Pinnacle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Wyo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Courtney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Footville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Yadkinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Branon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Hamptonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fulton, see our County-by-County Page for Fulton.
Cemeteries Near Fulton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fulton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fulton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fulton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Advance.
- The Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259100 <3>
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mocksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48636 <3>
- Grubb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wesleys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westlawn Gardens of Memory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Joppa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Andrews Episcopal Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Fulton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fulton, with the one closest to Fulton listed first.
- Advance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cornatzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornatzer is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornatzer
- Reedy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Ephesus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Sapona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Jubilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jubilee is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Welcome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Mocksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fulton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fulton.
Newspapers Published in Fulton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fulton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fulton, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fulton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fulton:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Davie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fulton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fulton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |