Chula, Georgia

Chula, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Post office
Post office
Chula, Georgia is located in Georgia
Chula, Georgia
Chula, Georgia
Coordinates: 31°32′59″N 83°32′51″W / 31.54972°N 83.54750°W / 31.54972; -83.54750
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyTift
Elevation
384 ft (117 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31733
Area code229
GNIS feature ID355165[1]

Chula is an unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 41 near Interstate 75, 7.2 miles (11.6 km) north-northwest of Tifton. Chula has a post office with ZIP code 31733.[2][3]

History

An early variant name was "Ruby".[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1904 as the "Town of Chula".[5] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1906.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Chula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 44. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. ^ Georgia (1904). Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. p. 404.