2015 Map of Center Point SW

About this map

Shellsburg anchors the eastern edge of this Benton County landscape, situated where the terrain begins to ripple with the drainage of Bear Cr and Wildcat Cr. The area is defined by a dense grid of rural roads and county trunks, including Co Trunk Hwy W14 and Co Trunk Hwy W18, which connect numerous generational sites. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local burial grounds, such as Oakwood Cem and Shellsburg Cem near the town center, as well as the more isolated Parkers Grove Cem and First Eden Cem further afield. To the south, Little Bear Cr and Dry Cr wind through the township boundaries, illustrating the natural water network that has influenced local farmstead placement for decades.