2015 Map of Burr Oak NW

About this map

Agricultural tablelands and creek valleys define this portion of Jewell County, where the rural section lines are marked by an enduring grid of gravel roads like Diamond Rd and Birch Rd. The landscape is etched by a series of south-flowing drainages including Oak Cr, Lost Cr, and Ash Cr, which eventually feed into the larger winding course of White Rock Cr near the southern boundary. For genealogists and local historians, the placement of rural burial grounds provides a window into the area's pioneer settlement patterns. Centrally located on 50 Road is the Highland Cem, while the Oak Creek Cem and Providence Cem are situated further south, anchoring the memory of long-standing farming communities between the forks of Burr Oak Cr and the main river valley.