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2020 Map of Boon

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Boon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Boon sits at a nexus of family-named roads and timber-lined drainages in this modern survey of eastern Winston County. The landscape is defined by its numerous small burial grounds and a complex network of creeks, including the southward-flowing Nanih Waiya Cr and the winding Coopwood Creek. These waterways and their tributaries, such as Murphy Cr and Town Cr, have long dictated the placement of homesteads and connector roads.

Genealogical interest is particularly high here due to the preservation of local landmarks like Murphy Creek Cem, New Hope Cem, Kirk Cem, and Ellison Ridge Cem. These sites, along with Rocky Hill Cem to the southwest, serve as physical anchors for family histories in a region where rural roads like Sammy Black Rd and Ellison Ridge Rd follow the natural topography of the ridges between the creek bottoms.