THE FULTON COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Holocene Meander Belts setting.
Fulton County has 205.9 square miles of land in Kentucky. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Fulton County: Northern Holocene Meander Belts, Loess Plains, Bluff Hills.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Fulton County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Northern Holocene Meander Belts49%
- Loess Plains44.8%
- Bluff Hills6.3%
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains in Fulton County
Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Fulton County
The atlas lists 3 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Fulton County, including Hickman, Fulton, Cayce. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Fulton County by land and water
The Census records 24.7 square miles of water within Fulton County, or 10.7% of its total area. That share is close to Fulton County’s 10.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fulton County has 58 times the land area of nearby Hickman city (3.55 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Hickman County within Kentucky. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

