By 1839, the only road in the area proceeded southwest from Dardanelle to the settlement of Petite Jean [sic] in far northeastern Scott County, and then went southwest to Booneville, also in Scott County at the time.[2] By 1854, however, as more communities sprang up in the area, including Danville, roads became much more numerous, crisscrossing the region and providing a much more comprehensive t