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Fulton, Kentucky

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fulton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42041. The Survey maps it on the Water Valley quadrangle. 2,357 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 361 feet above sea level.

Fulton within Fulton County

On record in Fulton

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 6 records

Population over time

2 figures

Fulton fell from 2,445 to 2,357 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,445
20202,357-88 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

5 photographs,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Lorene's, 200 Block of Clinton Street, Hickman, Fulton County, KY
Lorene's, 200 Block of Clinton Street, Hickman, Fulton County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Goalder & Goalder Insurance Building, 200 Block of Clinton Street, Hickman, Fulton County, KY
Goalder & Goalder Insurance Building, 200 Block of Clinton Street, Hickman, Fulton County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
City Barber Shop, 200 Block of Clinton Street, Hickman, Fulton County, KY
City Barber Shop, 200 Block of Clinton Street, Hickman, Fulton County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hickman Outlet Building, 200 Block of Clinton Street, Hickman, Fulton County, KY
Hickman Outlet Building, 200 Block of Clinton Street, Hickman, Fulton County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Dust & Cobwebs Antiques, 200 Block of Clinton Street, Hickman, Fulton County, KY
Dust & Cobwebs Antiques, 200 Block of Clinton Street, Hickman, Fulton County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

40 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Fulton between 1998 and 2019, burning about 162 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning14
Recreation and ceremony6
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism3
Other causes2
Natural1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2007Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
4 September 2007Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
29 September 2010Debris and open burning5.0 acresTennessee Division of ForestryNINETY THREE
28 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use27 acresTennessee Division of ForestryTWENTY SEVEN
26 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTennessee Division of ForestrySIXTY TWO
25 September 2015Railroad operations and maintenance11 acresKentucky Division of ForestryMURCHERSON ROAD FIRE
20 September 2000Debris and open burning10 acresTennessee Division of Forestrynot named
18 September 2008Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fulton County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fulton: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Huntingdon ProspectClayProspect

Every working recorded in Fulton County

Storms near this place

33 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fulton in 33 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 14 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 7 flash flood, 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 1997Flash FloodFulton$300,000no account filed
February 2021Flash FloodFulton$75,000Low-lying roads and underpasses were submerged and impassable. Some homes and businesses were affected.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindFulton$50,000A large tree was down, blocking Highway 116 west of Fulton. The tree brought down power lines. Trees were also down on Highway 166 west of Fulton. The city of Fulton had significant tree damage. Roofs were off outbuildings around the county.
August 2013Flash FloodFulton$50,000Flash flooding of streets and low-lying areas was reported. Streets were closed by police and fire personnel. Floodwaters entered a church and a few businesses.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindFulton$20,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindFulton$20,000In Fulton, several trees and a number of large tree limbs were blown down. One business in Fulton sustained roof damage, resulting in damaged computers and inventory.
March 1997Flash FloodFulton$20,000no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFulton$10,000A large sign was toppled. Tree limbs were blown down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindFulton$10,000Wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph. Small trees and tree limbs were blown down.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindFulton$10,000In Fulton, some shingles were blown from roofs. A few trees were blown down.
September 1997Flash FloodFulton$10,000About a half dozen streets were flooded in Fulton. At a viaduct, water reached as high as four feet. Small creeks were at or above bankful. An observer reported 3.20 inches of rain in 40 minutes. Only one business reported any water damage.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindFulton$8,000Several trees were blown down around the Fulton area along Highway 307 and also near the Purchase Parkway.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindFulton$8,000A microburst caused damage in a very small area about 600 yards long and 100 yards wide. Tops were blown off trees, a barn roof was damaged, and shingles were blown off a house. Some cornstalks were flattened, and a trampoline was blown 600 yards.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindFulton$8,000Trees were uprooted, and power lines were down.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindFulton$6,000Kentucky Highway 1129 and U.S. Highway 45 were closed briefly due to trees and debris over the roadway.
February 1996HailFulton$4,000no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindFulton$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down on Highway 925.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindFulton$2,000A few small trees were blown down in the city of Fulton. A few more trees were downed between Hickman and Fulton.
July 2020FloodFulton-A couple of streets and a viaduct were underwater.
March 2016FloodFulton-The flash flood event from the previous evening evolved into a longer-term flood event. At Fulton, Harris Fork Creek exceeded its capacity and caused minor street flooding. Kentucky Highway 307 was closed in downtown Fulton. A trained spotter measured 4.25 inches in 24 hours in Fulton.
December 2013Flash FloodFulton-Water was approaching the back of stores in the Fulton business district, prompting sandbagging of some buildings. City streets were flooded, and a couple were closed. South of Cayce, the intersection of Highways 94 and 239 was closed.
June 2013Heavy RainFulton-Water was reported over some roads.
May 2003Flash FloodFulton-Floodwaters entered a few businesses in Fulton.
April 2000HailFulton-Nickel size hail fell, and small tree limbs were down.
April 2020HailFulton-no account filed
December 2011FloodFulton-no account filed
April 2006HailFulton-no account filed
March 2005HailFulton-no account filed
May 2004Heavy RainFulton-no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindFulton-no account filed
June 1995HailFulton-no account filed
May 1995HailFulton-no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindFulton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Fulton County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Riceville1.2 miles9
Union (historical)5.2 miles9
Crutchfield6.0 miles9
Liberty (historical)7.2 miles18
Ebenezer (historical)7.5 miles18
Harmony (historical)7.7 miles9
Jordan8.6 miles18
Cayce9.3 miles18

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on FultonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3067098The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 492615. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.