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Welcome to Lula ...

Lula is located in De Soto Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lula, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Lula is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lula lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lula: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Lula ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Lula: This one is located in De Soto Parish and the other is located in Assumption Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 8 communities that are also named Lula - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lula ...

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

  • Mansfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Zwolle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Logansport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Joaquin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Converse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Huxley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • South Mansfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Noble
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Cane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lula ...

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

Adding Lula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lula 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 (so far) for Lula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lula post office opened in 1878. The Lula post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lula.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including De Soto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lula - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Lula area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Lula area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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