2017 Map of Closter SE

About this map

Newman Grove anchors the southeastern corner of this landscape, situated along the county line where Boone Co meets Madison County. This agricultural region is defined by the drainage basins of several meandering waterways, including Shell Creek and its tributary North Shell Creek, which carve through the plains. The map reveals a strictly regulated section-line road network typical of the Great Plains, where routes like State Hwy 45 and numerous numbered avenues such as 330th Ave and 535 Ave provide access to dispersed farmsteads. Local heritage is preserved in the placement of small rural burial grounds like Shell Creek Cem and Trinity Cem, which remain as physical markers of the area's early settlement history and community genealogy near the banks of Dry Creek.