Fulton Kansas Map

About Fulton, Kansas

Fulton is a locality in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 165. The population density is 331.8 people per km². Fulton is located at 38.0100°N, 94.7197°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fulton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66738.

Fulton emerges from the vast Kansas prairie like a quiet thought held in the mind of the plains. It lies 41.4 miles north of Pittsburg, KS (from Pittsburg, KS: bearing 359°T), and is situated 11.8 miles north of Fort Scott. Fish Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil nearby, its banks lined with the silver-limbed cottonwoods that lean toward the water as if listening to its passage. To the west, the Rombaugh Hills create a serrated ink-line against the horizon, anchoring the wide sky that dominates the landscape. The light here has a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the tallgrass into a sea of muted gold during the long, amber hours of late afternoon, while the air often carries the sharp, clean scent of dry earth and coming change.

Fulton persists as a testament to the endurance of the agricultural spirit, where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates the pulse of the day. The local economy remains tethered to the land, drawing its strength from the cycles of planting and harvest that have defined this region for generations. Residents who travel toward the horizon might find respite at Prescott City Lake or venture further to the quiet trails of Bridal Veil Park, yet the gravity of the home place always draws them back. Life in Fulton moves with a deliberate, measured grace, favoring the steady work of hands and the quiet observation of a horizon that never closes in, but instead invites the eye to wander until the stars emerge in the deepening blue.

About This Fulton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fulton, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.010035, -94.719682. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Fulton includes the ZIP code (66738), telephone area code (913), county seat of Bourbon County (Fort Scott), and school district assignment (Fort Scott Unified School District 234).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.