2022 Map of Coster

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West Fork Cedar River carves a wide, complex floodplain across the southern half of this landscape, characterized by numerous oxbows and marshy lowlands. The rural settlement of Coster serves as a central point in a grid of section roads, including Quail Ave and 255th St. This area of Butler County shows a long-standing reliance on its river systems and agricultural land divisions, with small hamlets like New Albion situated near the riverbanks. The mapping of Butler County Poor Farm Cem in the north provides a poignant link to the county's social history and the care of its indigent residents during earlier eras. Higher ground between the drainage of McClure Creek and Landphere Cr is marked by a precise network of limestone-named roads like Quarry Ave, reflecting the local geological resources that likely supported the area's development.