Local events in Canal Fulton
50 events in the next 90 days from 2 public calendars. All local events in Canal Fulton
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
How Canal Fulton began
Canal Fulton grew from two rival plats on the Tuscarawas River -- Milan, laid out March 23, 1814 by Matthew Rowland, and Fulton, platted May 16, 1826 beside the newly dug Ohio and Erie Canal -- which merged in 1853. Fulton renamed itself Canal Fulton in 1832, joining the canal's name to that of pioneer Ben Fulton, and the canal-boat era it commemorates survives today in the restored St. Helena II, a horse-drawn replica canal boat that still operates from the historic Lock 4 basin. The city's population reached 5,325 by recent count, and its water system has faced 21st-century upgrades including a new elevated tower completed in 2025.
Settled 1814 (Milan), platted May 16, 1826 (Fulton), incorporated Canal Fulton formed by 1853 merger of Milan and West Fulton into Fulton (renamed 1832), by Matthew Rowland (Milan); Ben Fulton and associates (Fulton).
Where the name comes from
Milan, the first of the three founding settlements, was named by Matthew Rowland after Milan, Italy, following the era's fashion for naming frontier towns after European cities. Fulton was renamed Canal Fulton in 1832, combining the name of the new Ohio Canal with that of local pioneer Ben Fulton.
Before the town
No Native American village, mound, or treaty site specific to the Canal Fulton town site is documented in the sources consulted. The site sits on the Tuscarawas River, a corridor used by the Great Trail and the Cuyahoga-Muskingum Trail, and lies within the area ceded by a sequence of treaties -- Fort McIntosh (1785, covering land west of the Tuscarawas), Fort Industry (1805), and the 1817-1818 treaties of Maumee Rapids and St. Mary's that completed the cession of the rest of Ohio's Native land. The displaced nations named in Canal Fulton's own local history include the Wyandot, Lenape, Shawnee, Odawa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Miami.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware), Wyandot, Shawnee, Odawa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Miami.
Timeline
- — Matthew Rowland plats Milan on March 23, the first settlement west of the Tuscarawas River in Stark County.
- — Fulton is platted May 16 beside the Ohio and Erie Canal on the Tuscarawas River.
- — Canal construction brings hundreds of workers and new commerce, and Fulton begins to surpass Milan in importance.
- — Fulton renames itself Canal Fulton, joining the canal's name to pioneer Ben Fulton's.
- — President John Quincy Adams visits the town.
- — The first permanent community school opens and railroad operations begin in Canal Fulton.
- — Canal Fulton absorbs the neighboring villages of Milan and West Fulton.
- — Railroad construction on the west side of the Tuscarawas River is completed.
- — A new elevated water tower at Arcadia Street NW and State Route 21 is completed in fall, following a February 2025 topping-out.
Stories
Two rival plats on the Tuscarawas become one canal town
Canal Fulton began as a contest between two settlements platted a dozen years apart on opposite ideas about what would make a town grow. Matthew Rowland platted Milan in 1814, naming it for the Italian city in the fashion of the day, betting on simple river-valley settlement. A second group platted Fulton in 1826 directly beside the new Ohio and Erie Canal then under construction, betting on the canal instead -- and won: canal construction between 1826 and 1828 brought hundreds of workers and new commerce straight to Fulton's doorstep, and the settlement renamed itself Canal Fulton in 1832 to make the connection explicit. By 1853 the once-larger Milan, along with the smaller West Fulton, had been absorbed into the canal town outright. The horse-drawn canal boat St. Helena II, which still operates from the restored Lock 4 basin today, is Canal Fulton's living monument to the bet that paid off.
Photographs
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America / Ohio Digital Network, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ruhrfisch and Nyttend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · railsandtrails.com · en.wikipedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org
Water
Groundwater wells (5 wells) The water here
- Canal Fulton City85% of residentsGroundwater wells (5 wells)
- Aqua Ohio - Massillon15% of residentsWells in Tuscarawas Valley sand & gravel aquifer
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Canal Fulton's boundary: 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 4 public schools, 2 private schools, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 1 Toxics Release Inventory facility and 1 spill case. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (1)
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Chapel Hill Community4 of 5 stars · Canal Fulton
- Address
- 12200 Strausser St Nw, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- Certified beds
- 80
- Residents on an average day
- 75
- Medicare overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Health inspections
- 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing
- 3 of 5 stars
- Quality measures
- 3 of 5 stars
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- UNITED CHURCH HOMES
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (330) 854-4177
- Medicare ID
- 365494
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Canal Fulton Fire Department Station 1Canal Fulton
- Address
- 1165 Locust Street South, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- Coordinates
- 40.88624, -81.58720
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
Public schools (4)
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Northwest High School4 of 5 stars · Canal Fulton
- Address
- 8580 Erie Ave NW, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- School district
- Northwest Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 498
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 30.7
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 90%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 96.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 027862
- NCES school ID
- 390499003742
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Northwest Middle School4 of 5 stars · Canal Fulton
- Address
- 8614 Erie Ave NW, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- School district
- Northwest Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 395
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 27
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 89.5%
- Ohio building IRN
- 028134
- NCES school ID
- 390499003743
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Northwest Primary School4 of 5 stars · Canal Fulton
- Address
- 8436 Erie Ave NW, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- School district
- Northwest Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 365
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 23
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Ohio building IRN
- 006700
- NCES school ID
- 390499003741
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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W. S. Stinson Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Canal Fulton
- Address
- 8454 Erie Ave NW, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- School district
- Northwest Local School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 391
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 25.8
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 88.7%
- Ohio building IRN
- 004754
- NCES school ID
- 390499003740
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Private schools (2)
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Idea House Educational ServicesPrivate, religious, denomination-affiliated · Canal Fulton
- Address
- 6630 Towpath Ave Nw, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- Kind
- religious, denomination-affiliated
- Students, 2023-24
- 44
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 12
- Students per teacher
- 3.66667
- Phone
- (330) 970-0777
- NCES private school ID
- A2302083
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Sts Philip and James ElementaryPrivate, Catholic · Canal Fulton
- Address
- 532 High St Ne, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- Kind
- Catholic
- Students, 2023-24
- 85
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 8.9
- Students per teacher
- 9.55056
- Phone
- (330) 854-2823
- NCES private school ID
- A1302533
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Public libraries (1)
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Canal Fulton Public LibraryCentral library · Canal Fulton
- Address
- 154 Market St. Ne, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- What it is
- Central library
- Library system
- Canal Fulton Public Library
- Open
- 3,120 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 14,665 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 70,096
- System's loans, FY2024
- 192,306
- People the system serves
- 13,076
- Phone
- (330) 854-4148
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Canal Fulton Heritage SocietyHistorical society · Canal Fulton
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Canal Fulton
- Coordinates
- 40.88926, -81.59869
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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Canal Fulton Police DepartmentCanal Fulton
- Address
- 1165 Southeast Locust Street, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- Coordinates
- 40.88602, -81.58674
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (1)
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Us Casting CoToxics Release Inventory · Canal Fulton
- Address
- 816 Milan St., Canal Fulton, OH 44614
- County
- Stark County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44614SCSTN816MI
- EPA registry ID
- 110000390309
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (1)
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Foam Reached water2026-04-07 · Canal Fulton
- Reported
- 2026-04-07
- What spilled
- Foam
- Reached a waterway
- 76 - Tuscarawas River
- Where
- Canal Fulton, Stark County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2604EPA0000585
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Canal Fulton, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44614 Lawrence Township and Canal Fulton | 41% | Groundwater wells (5 wells) | 4.6 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1977 | Northwest Local · 4 stars overall | 5.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Canal Fulton, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Joe Schultz | R | 2027-12-31 | 330-949-3520 970 Ross Dr. Canal Fulton 44614 |
| Member of Council at Large | Joseph Powers | R | 330-697-7248 1708 S. Locust St Canal Fulton 44614 | |
| Member of Council at Large | Jeanann M. VanDenberg | R | 2027-12-31 | 330-289-4961 10904 Portage St. NW Canal Fulton 44614 |
| Member of Council at Large | Mark Cozy | R | 2029-12-31 | 330-854-0852 451 Trelake Dr. Canal Fulton 44614 |
| Member of Council at Large | Greg Dakters | D | 2029-12-31 | 330-854-0852 343 Alissa Ln. Canal Fulton 44614 |
| Member of Council at Large | James Kiefer | R | 2029-12-31 | 216-470-2561 315 Alexis Ln. Canal Fulton 44614 |
| Member of Council at Large | Scott M. Svab | R | 2029-12-31 | 330-701-0683 592 Longview Ave. NW Canal Fulton 44614 |
Roster as of 2026-08-12: county board of elections.
Money issues on the ballot since 2015: 1 of 2 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Issue: City of Canal Fulton | 1,634 | 1,150 | Passed (58.69% for) |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Local Option - Canal Fulton B (Events on the Canal) | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2023-11-07 | Issue: Local Option - Canal Fulton B (Canal Boat Lounge) | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: Local Option - Canal Fulton D | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2023-05-02 | Issue: Local Option - Canal Fulton C | 0 | 0 | Failed |
| 2022-05-03 | Issue: LO Canal Fulton B Miller-Doan | 161 | 32 | Passed (83.42% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: City of Canal Fulton, Fire Levy | 1,703 | 1,077 | Passed (61.26% for) |
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: City of Canal Fulton Charter Amendment | 1,599 | 1,054 | Passed (60.27% for) |
| 2019-05-07 | Issue: City of Canal Fulton | 548 | 330 | Passed (62.41% for) |
| 2016-11-08 | Issue: City of Canal Fulton | 1,526 | 1,061 | Passed (58.99% for) |
| 2015-11-03 | Issue: Local Option Canal Fulton D | 446 | 169 | Passed (72.52% for) |
| 2015-11-03 | Issue: City of Canal Fulton Bond Issue | 710 | 1,118 | Failed (38.84% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Member of Council at Large, UTE 12-31-2027 | Joseph Powers 617, 100.0% |
| 2025-11-04 | Member of Council at Large | Mark Cozy 624, 25.73%; Greg Dakters 607, 25.03%; James Kiefer 601, 24.78%; Scott M. Svab 593, 24.45% |
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council at Large | Tod W. Kendle 723, 27.37%; Scott M. Svab 949, 35.92%; Jeanann M. VanDenberg 970, 36.71% |
| 2023-11-07 | Mayor | Joseph Powers 564, 29.62%; Joe Schultz 1,340, 70.38% |
| 2021-11-02 | Council-at-Large (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Mark Cozy 474, 16.78%; Bonnie Donaldson 374, 13.24%; Susan K. Mayberry 499, 17.67%; Greg McFee 284, 10.06%; Doug Morgan 439, 15.55%; Jeff Sayers 290, 10.27%; Eric Whittington 464, 16.43% |
| 2019-11-05 | Mayor | Susan K. Mayberry 568, 37.42%; Joe Schultz 950, 62.58% |
| 2019-11-05 | Council at Large (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Ron Davis 563, 25.3%; Jeff Sayers 405, 18.2%; Scott M. Svab 648, 29.12%; Jeanann VanDenberg 609, 27.37% |
| 2017-11-07 | Council at Large (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Daniel Bucher, Jr. 616, 18.57%; Bonnie Donaldson 533, 16.07%; Jeremy Graber 428, 12.9%; Susan Kay Mayberry 700, 21.1%; Scott M. Svab 459, 13.84%; Eric Whittington 581, 17.52% |
| 2015-11-03 | Mayor | Sean P. Craney 376, 21.06%; Richard Harbaugh 311, 17.42%; Joe Schultz 675, 37.82%; Linda B. Zahirsky 423, 23.7% |
| 2015-11-03 | Council at Large, unexpired | Daniel Bucher, Jr. 782, 53.75%; James Deans 673, 46.25% |
| 2015-11-03 | Council at Large (number of seats not on file, so winners are not marked) | Danny Losch 793, 35.9%; Earl Minks 583, 26.39%; Scott M. Svab 833, 37.71% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 0 / 17; 2021 0 / 0 / 17; 2022 0 / 1 / 16; 2023 0 / 0 / 17; 2024 0 / 1 / 16; 2025 1 / 2 / 13.
- Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-12-11
- Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-03
The county
Stark County: 34 ZIP codes, 36 cities, villages and townships, 374,115 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Canal Fulton, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.40 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 35.7 in
- about normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 27.3 in
- a normal year brings 41.0 in
- a normal year
- 40.3 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.40 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 4.17 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 4.25 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 3.85 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.16 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 5.18 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 6.48 | 0.2 | 30 |
| March 2026 | 4.70 | 1.8 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.86 | 6.7 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.68 | 18.5 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.21 | 13.4 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.53 | 2.0 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 58.8 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1991 — 24.3 in |
| Snowiest year | 1910 — 73.4 in |
| Wettest day on record | 5 July 1969 — 4.46 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 20 April 1901 — 14.30 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 19 February 1910 — 25.89 in |
Estimated, not measured. No rain gauge has ever stood inside Canal Fulton, so every figure here is worked out from the gauges around it - the nearest ones weighted most. Treat them as close estimates rather than readings.
48,501 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Canal Fulton: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 13
- those placed on the map inside Canal Fulton
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 5 |
| Hazardous waste | 3 |
| Air pollution | 1 |
| Public drinking water | 1 |
| Scrap tires | 1 |
| Source-water protection | 1 |
| State sewer loans | 1 |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| TC COMPANY STORAGE | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| USA PRECAST CONCRETE LIMITED | Air pollution permit | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| USA PRECAST CONCRETE LIMITED | Air pollution permit | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Source-water protection report | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water letter | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water report | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| CANAL FULTON COMMUNITY PARK | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| SWISS AVENUE DUPLEXES | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| CANAL FULTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Canal Fulton, Ohio in?
Canal Fulton is a city in Stark County, Ohio, with 5,325 residents.
When was Canal Fulton, Ohio founded?
Canal Fulton was settled 1814 (Milan); laid out May 16, 1826 (Fulton); incorporated Canal Fulton formed by 1853 merger of Milan and West Fulton into Fulton (renamed 1832). Founders on record: Matthew Rowland (Milan); Ben Fulton and associates (Fulton). Source
How did Canal Fulton, Ohio get its name?
Milan, the first of the three founding settlements, was named by Matthew Rowland after Milan, Italy, following the era's fashion for naming frontier towns after European cities. Source
What ZIP code is Canal Fulton, Ohio?
Most of Canal Fulton is in ZIP code 44614.
Where does Canal Fulton, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Canal Fulton (Canal Fulton City): Groundwater wells (5 wells).
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