Map of Fults village

Fults is a village in the Renault precinct of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28 at the 2020 census. It is located entirely within the American Bottom floodplain of the Mississippi River.

Fults village overview:
Name:Fults village
LSAD Code:47
LSAD Description:village (suffix)
State:Illinois
County:Monroe County
Founded:April 12, 1937
Elevation:394 ft (120 m)
Total Area:0.05 sq mi (0.14 km²)
Land Area:0.05 sq mi (0.14 km²)
Water Area:0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:28
Population Density:528.30/sq mi (204.80/km²)
ZIP code:62244
Area code:618
FIPS code:1728170

Online Interactive Map

Click on View map in full screen to view map in "full screen" mode.

Fults online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Fults location map. Where is Fults village?

Fults location on the U.S. Map. Where is Fults village.
Fults location on the U.S. Map.
Fults location on the Illinois map. Where is Fults village.
Location of Fults in Illinois.

History

The village was named after Jacob Fults, born in Pennsylvania in 1793 to German immigrants. Fults, after leaving the service of the United States during the War of 1812 in 1817, settled on Moredock Lake. He then moved to the Renault precinct, first up Braun’s Hollow, then in 1829 to the settlement known at the time as “Braunsberg”, which would eventually take his name, until his death in 1841.

A site on the bluffs just north of Fults, overlooking the Bottoms, is known as Saltpeter Cave and took its name from the quantities of bat guano mined there for potassium nitrate, which was used in the local manufacture of black powder by the French at Fort de Chartres and later inhabitants. This cave, cut into the side of the bluffs and an excellent defensive position, was one of the last refuges for Native Americans in the region. It was a popular site in the area for rappelling and hiking, until access to it was restricted in the aftermath of the Great Flood of 1993 and several accidents at the site.

Fults Road Map

Road map of Fults
Road map of Fults

Fults city Satellite Map

Satellite map of Fults
Satellite map of Fults

Geography

Fults is located in southern Monroe County at 38°9′56″N 90°12′52″W / 38.16556°N 90.21444°W / 38.16556; -90.21444 (38.165688, -90.214395). It is 15 miles (24 km) south-southwest of Waterloo, the county seat, and 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Prairie du Rocher. The Mississippi River is 3 miles (5 km) to the southwest, while the bluffs that mark the edge of the floodplain rise a quarter mile to the northeast of the village.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.05 square miles (0.13 km), all land.

See also

Map of Illinois State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
5/5 - (1 vote)

Leave a Comment

Parent Unit Map

Map of Monroe County, Illinois
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 34,962. Its county seat and largest city is Waterloo. Monroe County is included in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known historically as ... Read more
Map of Monroe County, Illinois

Related Administrative Divisions