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Welcome to Fulkerson ...

Fulkerson is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulkerson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

Fulkerson is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fulkerson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fulkerson: 276

Communities Also Named Fulkerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fulkerson - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Fulkerson ...

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

  • Kingsport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
  • Collingwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
  • Bristol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mill Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Colonial Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Carmel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fulkerson ...

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

Adding Fulkerson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fulkerson 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 Fulkerson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fulkerson post office opened in 1860. The Fulkerson post office closed in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulkerson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fulkerson - 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>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/