2024 Map of Lustre

About this map

Lustre and its surrounding prairie in Valley County are defined by a deep-rooted agricultural and religious heritage, centered on three distinct congregational sites. This landscape, surveyed in 2024, shows the concentration of community life around the Bethel Lustre Mennonite Cem, the Lustre Mennonite Brethren Cem, and the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church Cem. These features reflect the specific settlement patterns of the region's Mennonite families. The terrain is carved by the West Fork Wolf Creek and Middle Fork Wolf Creek, which create natural drainage patterns across the High Plains. A network of straight-line section roads, such as Academy Rd and Schmitt Rd, connects the scattered farmsteads and religious centers, illustrating the intersection of the Public Land Survey System with local social geography.