Chula, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Chula, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tift
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:384
Coordinates:31.5497°N -83.5475°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:31733
Area Code:229
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:355165

Chula is an unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 41 near Interstate 75, north-northwest of Tifton. Chula has a post office with ZIP code 31733.[1] [2]

History

An early variant name was "Ruby".[3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1904 as the "Town of Chula".[4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1906.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. November 21, 2015. United States Postal Service.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. November 21, 2015. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 44 . 0-915430-00-2.
  4. Book: Georgia. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1904. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 404.