2010 Map of New Bavaria

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New Bavaria and Pleasant Bend are focal points of this rural landscape in Henry County, where the topography is defined by the gentle drainage of School Creek and Lost Creek toward the north. A dense concentration of early faith-based sites characterizes the area, particularly along the diagonal corridor of New Bavaria Rd. Numerous burial grounds, including the Old Saint Stephens Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, and the German Reformed Cemetery, suggest a deeply rooted settlement pattern of German immigrant communities and established family parishes. Further south, the terrain levels as it approaches North Powell Creek and South Powell Creek, where the Hiltner Airport sits amidst a strictly partitioned grid of county roads. The northern edge is anchored by Holgate, where the Holgate Post Office serves as a key landmark in this agrarian township.