2018 Map of Emerson

About this map

Emerson and Hastings anchor this southwest Iowa landscape, situated along the valley of Indian Cr. The terrain is defined by the drainage of the West Nishnabotna River, which cuts through the western section of the map and is spanned by the Nishnabotna River Bridge. This area, split by the Mills and Montgomery County line, exhibits a traditional Midwestern section-line road grid with numerous family-named avenues and streets. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich in burial sites, featuring several small rural cemeteries including Saylers Farm Cem, Lowens Cem, and North Grove Cem. The presence of the Wesley Chapel Cem reflects the long-standing community centers of this agricultural region. Smaller waterways such as Douglas Cr and Mud Cr feed into the larger river system, shaping the local topography between the settled towns.