2016 Map of Fayette

About this map

The agrarian landscape along the Boone Co and Hendricks Co line is defined by an intricate network of drainage ditches and creeks that have long supported the region's farming heritage. Small communities like Fayette and Milledgeville serve as anchor points across the flatlands, while the southern edge of the map reaches the outskirts of Pittsboro. This area is particularly rich in genealogical sites, with numerous family-named burial grounds such as Smith-Shepherd Cem, Dickerson Cem, and Bethesda Cem preserved among the grid of country roads. The hydrology is dominated by White Lick Creek and its various tributaries, including the W Fork White Lick Cr and Main Edlin Ditch, illustrating the 20th-century engineering required to manage the wetlands of the Seven Mile Prairie for agricultural use.