2011 Map of Boydsville

About this map

Boydsville and its smaller counterpart, Lower Boydsville, sit at the heart of this landscape where the undulating topography of northeast Arkansas meets an engineered drainage system. The terrain is defined by a dense network of man-made waterways, including the Cache River Ditch Number 1 and numerous numbered channels like Ditch Number 10, which were constructed to manage the low-lying wetlands. These ditches run alongside natural watercourses such as North Big Creek and Johnson Creek. For genealogists and local historians, the area is rich with family landmarks and community sites. Several significant burial grounds are documented, including Salem Cemetery near the eastern edge and Rock Springs Cemetery situated near the settlement of Knob. This layout illustrates a rural society built on a foundation of water management and small-town junctions, where the infrastructure of the drainage districts transformed the local economy and settlement patterns.