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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lula (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lula. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lula is primarily located in Hall County. A portion of Lula extends into Banks County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.

Below are the counties that are near Lula. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lula:

  • Hall County     (The home county of Lula)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lula, with the one closest to Lula listed first.
    • Surf Side Club Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
    • Gillsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
    • Clermont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hargrove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hargrove is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
    • Jarrett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jarrett is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
    • New Holland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rainbow Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
    • Gainesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bluffs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Bluffs is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
  • Banks County
  • Barrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lula, with the one closest to Lula listed first.
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Carl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Carl is located in Barrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Winder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Russell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Russell is located in Barrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Statham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarke County
    • Jefferson Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lula, with the one closest to Lula listed first.
    • Lumpkin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
    • Dawsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Barrettsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lula, with the one closest to Lula listed first.
    • Chestatee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Cumming
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin County
  • Gwinnett County
  • Habersham County
  • Jackson County
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lula, with the one closest to Lula listed first.
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Garland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • Dahlonega
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lula, with the one closest to Lula listed first.
    • Ila
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Planter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
      • Former name for Madison Springs:
      • Alexanderville
  • Rabun County
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lula, with the one closest to Lula listed first.
    • Carnes Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Toccoa Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Toccoa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastanollee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Avalon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jarrett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lula, with the one closest to Lula listed first.
    • Suches
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Choestoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • White County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lula, see our County-by-County Page for Lula.

Cemeteries Near Lula ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lula.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lula - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lula covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lula, with the one closest to Lula listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lula had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lula had a population of 3,016 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lula, with the one closest to Lula listed first.

  • Bellton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bellton is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
  • Glades
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gillsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Longview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Longview is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Alto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Land ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jarrett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jarrett is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
  • Constantine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Constantine is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Centerside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerside is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
  • Hollingsworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth
  • Gainesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Homer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Heads Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
    • Mossy Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mossy Creek is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Creek

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lula. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lula.

Newspapers Published in Lula ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lula.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lula, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lula.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lula:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lula) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.