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Welcome to Lela ...

Lela is located in Seminole County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lela, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Lela is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lela lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Lela (for example, toward Bascom (FL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Lela: 229

Communities Also Named Lela ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lela - they are located in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lela.

Communities near Lela ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lela.

  • Recovery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Bainbridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
  • Chattahoochee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Donalsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Malone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
    • Malone is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <4>
  • Colquitt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Butlers Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
    • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
  • Sneads
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
    • Sneads is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lela. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lela.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lela. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lela.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lela. See our Newspapers Page for Lela.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lela ...

Looking for more information about Lela? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lela, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lela.

Adding Lela to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lela in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lela was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lela post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lela.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Seminole, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lela - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/