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Welcome to Lulu ...

Lulu is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lulu, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Lulu is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lulu: 734

Communities Also Named Lulu ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lulu - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Missouri (2), Nebraska and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Lulu ...

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

  • Toledo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Oregon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oregon is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <3>
  • Sylvania
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Tecumseh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rossford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Milan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Northwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dundee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ottawa Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lulu ...

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

Adding Lulu to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lulu 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 Lulu was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lulu post office opened in 1880. The Lulu post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lulu.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lulu - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/