Robert Aitken and family were the first occupants of the cabin and occupied a saw mill in the town.

The village roads and markers were laid out in 1851 by Judge Wright of Logansport.

Robert Aitken, the first settler, was appointed by the government as first postmaster in 1851.

Other additional businesses included a blacksmith shop, a grist mill, a carpet weaver, and an inn, erected in 1852 and eventually became a hotel.

The first child delivered by Dr. Dielman was Hiram Ford, the first baby girl was Kathleen Rannels Carrithers.

The Knights of Pythias was organized in 1905; The Masonic Lodge in 1906, followed by the Eastern Star in 1912.

[6] According to the 2010 census, Fulton has a total area of 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2), all land.

[7] As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 333 people, 128 households, and 89 families residing in the town.

25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.