Lula is a city in
Hall and
Banks Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Most of the city is in Hall County, with a small eastern portion of the
city located in Banks County. The population was 1,438 at the 2000
census. The Hall County portion of Lula is part of the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Lula is home of RailRoad Days, a yearly festival usually every May.
Major roads near Lula, Ga Hwy 51, Ga Hwy 52, Ga Hwy 365, US hwy 23, and
old US 23. Lula is the Railroad junction between the Atlanta northeast
line and the Athens north line.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²), all of it land.
History
The rail spur from Athens to Lula was completed in 1874 for the
North Eastern Railroad. Civil engineers
Joel Hurt and his brother Fletcher named the town in honor of Miss Lula Phinizy, later Mrs. Abner W. Calhoun, whom they both admired.
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