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Fulton County

Fulton County proper noun: one of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Salem. Named after William S. Fulton.

Proper noun

Fulton County

  1. One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Salem. Named after William S. Fulton.
  2. One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Atlanta. Named after Hamilton Fulton.
  3. One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Lewistown.
  4. One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Rochester.
    • Thirteen Indiana counties have enacted data center moratoriums, including Fulton, Marshall and Starke counties. The Valparaiso City Council on July 15 also voted 6 to 1 on first reading to amend a proposed ordinance for a moratorium on data centers to remove the original two-year end date; it also...2026 July 18, Michelle L. Quinn, “Merrillville council extends data center moratorium by 6 months”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2026
  5. One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Hickman.
  6. One of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Johnstown.
  7. One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Wauseon.
  8. One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: McConnellsburg.

Origin of Fulton County

Named after Robert Fulton, inventor of the first practical steamboat, except where noted.

Questions about Fulton County

What does Fulton County mean?
Fulton County means one of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Salem. Named after William S. Fulton.
What part of speech is Fulton County?
Fulton County is a proper noun.

Words near Fulton County in the dictionary

  1. fulsomer
  2. fulsomest
  3. Fulstow
  4. fulth
  5. Fulton
  6. Fulton County
  7. Fultonism
  8. Fultons
  9. Fultonville
  10. fultoportula
  11. fultoportulae

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