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History · Fulford

Fulford’s post office opened in 1892

Below: maps from 1962 on.

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0on the National Register
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How Fulford began

When was Fulford founded?

1892

The Fulford post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name.

134 years
Founding year: the first Fulford post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Fulford’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Fulford are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Fulford, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fulford yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Fulford is an extinct town and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Fulford CDP was 0 at the United States Census 2020. The CDP is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Fulford post office operated from February 5, 1892, until May 15, 1910. The Edwards post office (Zip Code 81632) now serves the area.

Its first post office opened in 1892.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Fulford, 1892 to 1962

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1892Post officeThe Fulford post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1910Post officeThe Fulford post office closes
  5. 1962On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Fulford on the map, 1962 to 1988

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fulford. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Fulford on the 1962 USGS mapFulford on the 1988 USGS map1962Fulford sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fulford.

Famous people

Famous people close to Fulford

Nobody well known was born in Fulford itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Gabe NewellAmerican computer programmer and businessman · b. 1962
Mikaela ShiffrinAmerican alpine skier · b. 1995
Alex FerreiraAmerican freestyle skier · b. 1994
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Alexi GrewalRacing cyclist · b. 1960
Jaelin KaufAmerican freestyle skier · b. 1996
Jeremy AbbottAmerican figure skater · b. 1985
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Fulford had its own post office from 1892 to 1910.

Fulford
1892–1910
18901960today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Fulford’s history

What year was Fulford founded?

The Fulford post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.