Lula, Georgia
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Lula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30554. The Survey maps it on the Lula quadrangle. 2,822 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,299 feet above sea level.
On record in Lula
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
- Head's Milllisted 1990
- Lula Residential Historic Districtlisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresLula grew from 2,758 to 2,822 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,758 | |
| 2020 | 2,822 | +64 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Lula quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
257 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 257 fires within 5 miles of Lula between 1992 and 2020, burning about 474 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 33 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 156 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-007 |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-HALL-009 |
| 15 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-BANKS-002 |
| 14 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.7 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2017-HALL-005 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lula: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.G. Jennings | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Deavours Mine | Gold | Prospect | Placer, Some Vein Prospecting | |
| Glade Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Savage Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lula in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Lula | $250,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service concluded that an F0 tornado touched down about 1 mile south of Lula and traveled a long nearly 11-mile path to the north-northwest, terminating near Mossy Creek in southeast White county. Eight miles of the tornado path occurred within Hall county. The majority of the damage with this tornado also occurred in Hall county, especially along a six-mile path near Lula. Along this path, hundreds of trees and many power lines were blown down and eighteen homes, six of which were mobile homes, sustained minor to moderate damaged. The damage was confirmed by the Hall county Sheriff and the Hall County Emergency Management Director at the time of the incident. The overall tornado path within Hall county was eight miles long and 50 yards wide. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Lula | $125,000 | An NWS Survey team concluded that an F0 to weak F1 tornado touched down briefly about 3 miles south of Lula in extreme northeast Hall county. The tornado was only on the ground very briefly and lifted before crossing into Banks county. It had a width of 50 to 100 yards. Nonetheless, about one dozen homes were damaged with numerous trees and power lines down in the area as well. The tornado was said to have been visible from the Boy Scout Ranch on Highway 60. Debris was observed swirling in the air. |
| October 2020 | Flash Flood | Lula | $10,000 | The Emergency Manager reported Victoria Lane was washed out due to high water conditions on the North Oconee River. Radar estimates indicate that 6 to 10 inches of rain occurred in the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | $5,000 | The Hall County 911 Center reported that more than six trees were down from Lula to Gillsville, several of which were on power lines. |
| June 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Lula | $5,000 | Emergency management officials reported a short-lived tornado that uprooted several large trees and downed power lines along U.S. Highway 23. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Lula | $3,000 | The public reported hail ranging in size from peas, to dimes, to nickels to quarters. The hail fell for up to 10 minutes in spots. Dents were observed in an automobile as a result. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | $2,000 | The Hall County 911 center reported a tree down near the intersection of Sims Harris Road and W County Line Road. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | $2,000 | The Hall County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down across Georgia Highway 52. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | $1,000 | Tree down at whitehall rd between cagle mill rd and harris rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of Lula Rd and Burton Dr. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | $1,000 | The public reported dime size hail and trees blown down across a road. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | $500 | Hall county 911 reported trees down in Lula. A sheriff's deputy had reported a funnel cloud a few minutes earlier from the same storm. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Lula | - | The public observed nickel-sized hail in and near Lula. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lula | - | A storm spotter observed penny-sized hail between Lula and Alto in extreme northeast Hall county near the Hall/Banks/Habersham county lines. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Lula | - | The public reported nickel-sized hail on the southwest side of Lula and in Lula in northeast Hall county. Pea-sized hail was reported earlier at 615 pm EDT in Gainesville. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Lula | - | The public observed nickel-sized hail at a Waffle House restaurant. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Lula | - | An amateur radio operator reported nickel to quarter size hail and the public reported nickel size hail. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Lula | - | The Gainesville police department relayed a report of half-dollar size hail. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellton | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Belton | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Glades | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Surf Side Club Estates | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Dunagan | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hidden Acres | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| White Sulphur Station (historical) | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| White Sulphur | 5.8 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lula | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3260830 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332281. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




