2017 Map of Connelsville

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The Chariton River carves a meandering path through this landscape where the borders of Adair, Putnam, and Schuyler counties converge. Small agricultural settlements and family burial grounds dot the terrain, including Nineveh Cem near Connelsville and the Cain Ford Cem to the north. The drainage patterns of Shuteye Cr, Blackbird Cr, and Mulberry Cr define the local topography, feeding into a series of managed and natural water bodies such as Lake Elsea and Filkins Lake. Rural life is centered around a network of gravel and state roads like State Hwy Q and State Hwy B, connecting isolated hamlets such as Lowground and Fegley. This area maintains a quiet, rural character defined by traditional township sections and scattered farmsteads typical of the Missouri-Iowa border region.