2021 Map of Butler South

About this map

Butler anchors the northern edge of this Bates County landscape, where the town’s residential streets like S Main St and S Orange St give way to the agricultural expanses of western Missouri. The terrain is defined by a sophisticated system of water management, visible in the straight lines of the Miami Drainage Ditch and the Bates County Drainage Ditch which channel flow through the lowlands surrounding the winding Marais des Cygnes River. These engineering features reflect the region's long-standing effort to reclaim fertile bottomlands for farming near Negro Bend. To the east of Monteith Junction, the landscape is dotted with smaller water bodies such as Kennedy Lake and Christy Lake, while family-named landmarks and local history are preserved at the centrally located Fairview Cem. A network of rural routes, including Cty Rd 1004 and various numbered SE roads, connects isolated farmsteads across the undulating prairies.