Fulkerson, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64061. The Survey maps it on the Elm quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1887 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Harrisonville quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Elm quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
30,364 words on this townshipThe History of Johnson County, Missouri : Including a Reliable History of the Townships, Cities, and Towns, Together with a Map of the County; a Condensed History of Missouri; the State Constitution; an Abstract of the Most Important Laws; the Physical Features of the County; the Early Settlers and Pioneers; the Political and War History; the Religious and Educational History...statistics and Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Jackson Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Jackson Township - 30,364 words.
Fires near this place
39 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Fulkerson between 2015 and 2017, burning about 194 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 123771-05161-05032015-1256 |
| 8 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 119952-05161-03082015-1606 |
| 7 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 119947-05161-03072015-1416 |
| 28 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 121676-05161-03282015-0020 |
| 22 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 121312-05161-03222015-1726 |
| 19 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 121307-05161-03152015-1249 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fulkerson: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pittsville | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Kingsville | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Columbus | 10.5 miles | 19 | |
| Holden | 11.0 miles | 18 | |
| Fenwick | 12.8 miles | 14 | |
| Greendoor | 14.1 miles | 19 | |
| Medford | 14.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740250. 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.








