Hull

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Hull as a town in 1905. The community most likely was named after Reverend Hope Hull, a Methodist church leader.

Geography

Hull is located in southwestern Madison County at (34.013201, -83.294470). It is bordered to the southwest by Clarke County (the city of Athens). Georgia State Route 72 passes through the center of town, leading southwest to the center of Athens and east-northeast to Colbert. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.31%, are water. The city sits on a ridge which is drained to the north by South Creek and to the south by Sulphur Spring Branch, both part of the watershed of the South Fork of the Broad River and of the Savannah River basin. Hull is known as "The Well City", from a long-standing water well in the center of town. Zip Code 30646 assigned to Hull, but this postal area extends far beyond the town limits to include Dogsboro, Neese and Planter to the north all the way to the Ila town limits over away.

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