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Fulton

Ghost town · Davie County, North Carolina

Advance quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Advance quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fulton is a ghost town in Davie County, North Carolina. It is one of 2 former communities in Davie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 48 North Carolina counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fulton as a historical populated place on the Advance topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.8887° N, 80.4164° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAdvance
Elevation654 ft
Nearest living townYadkin College, NC
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1002192
Coordinates35.88875, -80.41644

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What's there now

Fulton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yadkin College, NC (population 354), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 654 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Fulton?

Fulton is in Davie County, North Carolina, at 35.8887, -80.4164.

How many ghost towns are in Davie County?

Davie County, North Carolina has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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