Welcome to Fulton ...

Fulton is located in Ohio County<1>.

The location of Fulton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Fulton is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Fulton: (304) and (681)<4>

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, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington 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.

• Moundsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <5>
• Saint Clairsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <5>
• Bellaire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
• Shadyside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <5>
• Mingo Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <5>
• Follansbee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <5>
• Wellsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <5>
• Brilliant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
• McMechen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
  • McMechen is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <5>
• Powhatan Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <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.

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fulton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Fulton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/