NAMED FOR:  Robert Fulton, Inventor of the Steam Boat  

ESTABLISHED: Act - April 1, 1850

1998 POPULATION: 41,895

LAND AREA: 406.8 Square Miles

COUNTY SEAT: Wauseon City

Fulton was one of the last counties to be organized in Ohio. It was made up of parts of Lucas, Henry, Defiance and Williams counties, and Michigan. The Michigan State Line was moved north about 7 miles following the “Toledo War” which was a dispute between the two states as to who owned Toledo. It was given to Ohio in 1840.

 Fulton County is located on the Michigan border in the northwest portion of the state. Interstate Highways 80 and 90, U.S. Route 20, and State Route 2 cross the county east and west, and State Routes 64, 66, 108, and 109 run north and south. The Tiffin River flows through Fulton County.

 Major attractions in Fulton County include Fulton Historical Museum; NYC Depot and Caboose; Harrison Lake State Park; Maumee State Forest; Goll Woods Nature Preserve; Sauder Museum; and a Memorial honoring racecar driver, Berna (Barney) E. Oldfield.