Chula is a mostly rural unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Amelia County just west of the Appomattox River in the U.S. state of Virginia.

[11] The railroad track is still used, although in modern times only by freight trains; it crosses Route 636 at the main T‑intersection in Chula and is now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway.

[12] During the Civil War, railroads formed a critical supply network for the Confederacy, and thus their destruction was a key component of Union strategy.

Tornadoes of note include the April 30, 1924, twister that passed east of the courthouse area, traveling from Jetersville to the Chula vicinity, killing one person and injuring seven others on the way.

[15] Through the mid-20th century, Chula School was among the educational facilities serving African American children in Amelia County in the era before desegregation.