2016 Map of Adams

About this map

Saint Omer and the neighboring hamlets of Downeyville and Moscow define the rural character of this landscape along the Rush and Decatur County line. The terrain is marked by the winding courses of the Flatrock River and Little Flatrock River, which cut through the agricultural grid. Local genealogy is well-represented through several dispersed burial grounds, including the Arnold Cem near Saint Omer and the Mount Hebron Cem further south. The transportation network is anchored by Old US Hwy 421, which runs diagonally toward Greensburg, bypassing smaller settlements like Adams. This survey provides a clear view of the mid-20th-century transition from strictly river-oriented settlements to those linked by highway corridors, while preserving the location of family-named sites like the Mount Morrison Cem.