Welcome to Chula ...

Chula is located in Yell County<1>.

The location of Chula has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chula, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Chula is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chula lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Chula lies within the (479) area code.

Communities Also Named Chula ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Chula - they are located in Georgia (2), Louisiana, Missouri and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chula.

Communities near Chula ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chula.

• Mount Ida
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
  • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <4>
• Oden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Oden is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <4>
• Aly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
  • Aly is located in Yell County
• Story
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Story is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <4>
• Bluffton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Yell County
• Fannie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
  • Fannie is located in Montgomery County
• Gravelly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
  • Gravelly is located in Yell County
• Little Texas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
  • Little Texas is located in Scott County
• Washita
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
  • Washita is located in Montgomery County
• Briggsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Briggsville is located in Yell County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chula. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chula.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chula. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chula.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chula. See our Newspapers Page for Chula.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chula ...

Looking for more information about Chula? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Chula, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chula.

Adding Chula to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chula in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chula was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chula post office opened in 1883.

We also found Chula in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chula.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chula. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/