2022 Map of Fontanelle SW

About this map

Bridgewater sits in the southwestern portion of this Adair County landscape, where the W Fork Middle Nodaway River cuts through the undulating prairie. The area is defined by its rural agricultural layout, with a dense network of section-line roads like Richland Rd and Co Rd N77 connecting isolated farmsteads and small settlements. The community of Berea is positioned at the northern edge, while the interior is dotted with historical points of interest for genealogists, including Saint Marys Cem and Sears Cem. These cemeteries, along with Eureka Cem in the northeast, serve as the primary markers of local family history in a region dominated by the branching drainage systems of the W Nodaway River and its tributaries like Sevenmile Cr.