2021 Map of Battle Creek SW

About this map

The drainage of N Fork Union Cr and Battle Creek defines this section of Madison County, where the agricultural landscape is carved into a series of rolling uplands and creek bottoms. The map reveals the rigid organization of the Public Land Survey System, with the terrain divided by the intersections of t22n r4w and t21n r3w. Cultural landmarks are sparse but significant for local history, notably the Iowa Valley Cem and the Evangelical Cem, which serve as the primary markers of the area's early settlement. A network of section-line roads, including 830th Rd and 542nd Ave, provides a window into the rural infrastructure of the early twenty-first century, linking isolated farmsteads across the Nebraska plains.