Chula Missouri Map

About Chula, Missouri

Chula is a locality in Livingston County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 195. The population density is 423.0 people per km². Chula is located at 39.9217°N, 93.4744°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chula is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64635.

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.

About This Chula Map Page

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).

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.