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History · Fulton Township

21% of Fulton Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1986 on and the census since 1890.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Fulton Township’s past

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The story so far

Fulton Township, in brief

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Fulton Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 606.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 622 to 606 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Fulton Township, 1883 to 1986

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Cates post office opens
  3. 1891Post officeThe Silverwood post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1933Post officeThe Silverwood post office closes
  6. 1986On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Fulton Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Map highlighting Fulton Township, Fountain County, Indiana2007Map highlighting Fulton Township, Fountain County, In…Map
On the map

Fulton Township on the map in 1986

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fulton Township.

Fulton Township on the 1986 USGS map1986Paris sheet · 1:100,000

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

People over time

Fulton Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,330

Between 606 and 1,330 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Fulton Township’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Silverwood, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Cates
1883–today
Silverwood
1891–1933
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
CatesSilverwood
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Fulton Township
BakerBethelCatesHibbsNortonSilver Island

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Eugene Township1 historic placeA−Wabash Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMillcreek Township1 historic placeAHighland TownshipIts storyBLiberty Township5 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.