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2011 Map of New Home

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of New Home
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Marais des Cygnes River meanders across this rural section of Bates County, defining a landscape of agricultural lowlands and engineered drainage. The presence of the Bates County Ditch running parallel to the river reflects a long history of water management designed to reclaim fertile bottomlands for farming. Small, established communities like New Home, Nyhart, Athol, and Cornland are scattered across the quadrangle, connected by a grid of rural roads such as Miller Rd and Tiona Rd.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant points of interest at Morris Cemetery and Thomas Cemetery, which serve as quiet markers of the area's early settlement. The terrain is largely flat, punctuated by distinctive features like Brushy Mound and the winding river curves of Big Shoe Bend and Double S Bend. Aviation history is noted by the Oerke Enterprises Airport located in the western portion of the survey.