Welcome to Luella ...

Luella is located in Henry County<1>.

The location of Luella has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luella, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Luella is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Luella: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Websites for Luella ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.henrycounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Luella, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Luella ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Luella - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Luella ...

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

• Stockbridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <5>
• Stockbridge North
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
  • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
• McDonough
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • McDonough is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <5>
• Griffin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <5>
• Fayetteville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Riverdale Acres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
  • Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
• Locust Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
• Hampton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Lovejoy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
  • Lovejoy is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovejoy <5>
• Morrow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
  • Morrow is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrow <5>

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 Luella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Luella.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Luella. 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 Luella.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luella ...

Looking for more information about Luella? 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 Luella, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Luella.

Adding Luella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Luella 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 Luella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Luella post office opened in 1887.

We also found Luella on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luella.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Luella. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/