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1983 Map of Chula

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Chula
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Chula serves as the central hub of this northern Missouri landscape, situated where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad corridor cuts through the agricultural heart of Livingston County. The topography is defined by the winding course of Medicine Creek, which meanders north to south, flanked by the townships of Medicine and Cream Ridge. Smaller hamlets like Alpha and Sturges bookend the region, while the local genealogy is anchored by sites like the Cem northwest of the main town site.

The drainage patterns of Crooked Creek and its North Fork in the west, along with Muddy Creek and Norman Branch in the east, illustrate the intricate network of watercourses that shaped the area's early settlement and development. This 1980s-era record documents the township boundaries of Wilson and Rich Hill, preserving the spatial relationship between the rail line and the scattered rural homesteads during a period of established mid-century farming.