Lula
Ghost town · Chester County, Tennessee

Lula is a ghost town in Chester County, Tennessee. It is one of 2 former communities in Chester County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 74th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lula as a historical populated place on the Enville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.4792° N, 88.4348° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Enville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 531 ft |
| Nearest living town | Jacks Creek, TN |
| Distance to it | 4.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1310567 |
| Coordinates | 35.47924, -88.43477 |
What's there now
Lula is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jacks Creek, TN (population 14), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 531 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Stubblefieldsghost town · Henderson County · 10.2 mi
- Cisco Indian Villageghost town · Madison County · 14 mi
- Copelandghost town · McNairy County · 14.2 mi
- Old Dunbarghost town · Decatur County · 15.1 mi
- Blankenshipghost town · Henderson County · 19 mi
- Gailghost town · Chester County · 19.2 mi
- Atkinsghost town · Henderson County · 19.3 mi
- Paulksghost town · Hardin County · 20.6 mi
- Utleyghost town · Henderson County · 21.1 mi
- Sulphur Springsghost town · Decatur County · 21.4 mi
- Pleasant Exchangeghost town · Henderson County · 21.7 mi
- Economyghost town · Hardin County · 22 mi
Questions
Where is Lula?
Lula is in Chester County, Tennessee, at 35.4792, -88.4348.
How many ghost towns are in Chester County?
Chester County, Tennessee has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.