Scout explains that Maycomb was located twenty miles inland from Finch's Landing because Sinkfield, a tavern owner who sold ammunition to Indians and settlers, wittingly convinced surveyors to establish Maycomb's seat of government around his tavern.

How does sinkfield convince the governor to place Maycomb in its present location?

It would have made sense to situate the town close to the river as the river-boat was the main form of transportation but the owner of Sinkfield's Tavern, further inland had other ideas and persuaded the surveyors that his tavern was located within "the territorial confines of the county" and so was the best place to ...

What is Maycomb's primary reason for being in Chapter 13?

He takes some soda. What is Maycomb's primary reason for being? Government is Maycomb's primary reason for being.