1985 Map of Ord

Smaller settlements and crossroads such as Spalding, Petersburg, and Greeley are linked by a network of local roads that follow the drainage of the Cedar River and Beaver Creek. For local historians and genealogists, the inclusion of sites like Belfast Cem and Enfield Cem, along with landmarks like Pilot Knob, provide specific points of reference for tracing family roots and early land development before modern expansion. The Pibel Lake State Recreation Area remains a notable geographic landmark at the center of the region.