Explore Chula, Missouri, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chula, Missouri. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Missouri or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Chula.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Chula |
| State | Missouri (MO) |
| County | Livingston County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 39.921684 |
| Longitude | -93.47438 |
| Population | 195 |
| Density | 423.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 64635 |
| Area Code | 816 |
| County Seat | Chillicothe |
| School District | Livingston County R-III School District |
Chula occupies a quiet expanse of north-central Missouri, where the horizon stretches flat and wide, broken only by the deliberate geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 50.8 miles west-southwest of Kirksville, MO (from Kirksville, MO: bearing 248°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-northeast of Chillicothe. The air here holds a distinct, heavy stillness, especially in the late afternoons when the light turns the color of pale straw and the shadows of the horizon sharpen against the darkening sky. A mile away, Medicine Creek traces a slow, meandering path through the earth, its banks lined with dense brush that dampens the sound of the wind. To the north, the land shifts into a subtle, undulating topography, reaching toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hog Ridge that marks the edge of the world. Even on the clearest days, the expansive prairie sky dominates the view, pressing down upon the landscape with a vast, indifferent grace that defines the rhythm of the soil.
Chula remains a place defined by the steady, cyclical demands of agriculture, where the prosperity of the season is measured in rainfall and the patient labor of harvest. While the bustle of larger regional centers feels worlds away, the heritage of this locality is tethered to the iron rails that once dictated the movement of goods and people across the plains. Residents often venture toward the quiet seclusion of Punkin Center Access to witness the local wildlife, or find solitude near the stillness of Number 56 Lake, six miles distant. Beyond the immediate fields, the deep timber of Poosey State Forest offers a dense, shaded contrast to the open basin of Happy Hollow, providing a sanctuary of quiet growth. Life in Chula moves with a deliberateness born of long winters and hot, humid summers, anchored by the persistent, unpretentious endurance of those who have made these plains their own.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chula, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.921684, -93.47438. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Chula includes the ZIP code (64635), telephone area code (816), county seat of Livingston County (Chillicothe), and school district assignment (Livingston County R-III School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |