2020 Map of Boydsville

About this map

Crowleys Ridge dominates the eastern half of this landscape, its elevated contours providing a sharp contrast to the low-lying agricultural drainage systems to the west. This geological feature served as a natural anchor for early settlements and cemeteries, including the community of Boydsville and the Rock Springs Cem. The map illustrates a complex hydraulic network designed to manage the wetlands of the Mississippi Embayment, featuring Cache River Ditch Number 1 and numerous numbered ditches such as Ditch Number 25 through Ditch Number 28. These man-made channels intersect with natural waterways like Johnson Cr and Mill Cr. Along the border of Clay Co and Greene Co, small rural hubs like Knob and Tipperary are situated near several local burial grounds, including Bethlehem Cem and Purcel Cem, offering valuable points of interest for those researching the genealogy of these Northeast Arkansas communities.