2014 Map of Lucerne

About this map

Lucerne and Newtown anchor this 2014 survey of the borderlands where Putnam, Sullivan, and Mercer Counties meet. The landscape is defined by the dendritic drainage patterns of Medicine Cr and Barber Cr, which flow south toward the Sullivan County line. This region in northern Missouri retains a strictly rural character, with the township and range grid (including T66N R21W and T65N R22W) dictating the placement of modern routes like US Highway 136 and State Highway A. Local history is preserved in small family and community burial grounds, such as the Busby Cemetery and the nearby Old Busby Cemetery north of Lucerne. To the southeast, near the winding Little W Locust Cr, the Howard Cemetery remains as a landmark of earlier settlement. The map captures the persistent intersection of pioneer-era burial sites and the established agricultural road network of the early 21st century.