Fulkerson, Virginia

Fulkerson is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.[1]

History

A post office called Fulkerson was established in 1860, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1889.[2] The community was named for early residents James and Abraham Fulkerson.[3]

gollark: What are you planning to do with whatsitcalled?
gollark: Ah, it has haatched.
gollark: _ponders NDing nebula to annoy ezio_
gollark: I decided to get another AP egg for an experiment. Will get ToD stuff soon.
gollark: Praise be to the Broccoli God, for <:broccoli:368307291243544576> lets us trade for stupidly valuable stuff via a hybrid luck/skill system!

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fulkerson, Virginia
  2. "Scott County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. Addington, Robert M. (1 January 1992). History of Scott County, Virginia. The Overmountain Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-932807-67-0.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.