Welcome to Luella ...
The town of Luella is located Luella is located in Grayson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Luella, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. The community of Luella is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Luella lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Luella - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska and Oklahoma. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Luella. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Luella. 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. 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. 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Luella in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Luella post office opened in 1888.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Luella.
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 Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Luella - 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> 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. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/