Welcome to Fulton ...
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.
Fulton would have been located within present day Davie County<2>.
The location of Fulton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1822.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fulton is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Fulton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Fulton still existed, it would have been in the (336) area code.
Websites for Fulton ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.daviecounty.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fulton, the following might be of interest:
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), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, 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.
- Winston - Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
- Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <5>
- Salisbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
- Thomasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <5>
- Clemmons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
- Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <5>
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
- Lewisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <5>
- Mocksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Mocksville is located in Davie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <5>
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Wallburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallburg
- Wallburg is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallburg <5>
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. See our Newspapers Page for Fulton.
Adding Fulton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fulton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>
From that list, the Fulton post office opened in 1822.
We also found Fulton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Davie County: www.co.davie.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fulton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |