2011 Map of New Salem

A sense of local history is preserved in the southwest corner near the settlement of Sims, where the Sims Cemetery sits along the banks of Sims Creek. This area contrasts with the more modern alignment of the north, providing genealogists and researchers with a clear view of how early homesteads and smaller communities relate to the broader prairie geography. Waterways such as Cut Bank Creek, Crooked Creek, and Beaver Creek meander through the sections, tracing the natural contours of the northern plains.