1984 Map of Boydsville

Settlement patterns follow the transition from hills to bottomlands. Boydsville and Lower Boydsville are situated where the ridge meets the plains, while the small community of Knob sits further south. The boundary between Clay and Greene counties is visible at the southern edge, bisecting the drainage of Dort Creek. Local genealogy and land use can be traced through the placement of rural homesteads and farm buildings that dot the section lines between Big Creek and the hills of Johnson Creek.