2018 Map of Stout

About this map

Stout and New Hartford anchor this agricultural landscape along the boundary of Butler and Grundy counties. The topography is defined by the winding course of Beaver Creek and the N Fork Black Hawk Creek, which carve through the Iowa plains. For local historians and genealogists, the map is remarkably detailed in its identification of several burial grounds, including the Beaver Grove, Fairfield Township, and Codner cemeteries. The settlement of Stout is centered on the Reformed Church of Stout and its namesake Stout Cemetery, while smaller locales like Sinclair and Swanton mark former rail or road junctions. The sectioned grid of the Public Land Survey System remains the dominant framework for the region, organizing the numerous farm roads and homesteads that define this rural corridor.