Maycomb county
Harper Lee based many of the occurrences in the novel on her life experiences. The town of Maycomb is a fictional town based on Harper Lee's home town of Monroeville. Maycomb is a typical small American county in Alabama. The size of the town means that people gossip a lot and nothing stays a secret for long.This plays an influential role in the children's lives because much that they learn from others is idle gossip.