Harper Lee used locations likely to demonstrate social distinctions. Here are some valuable interpretations to those specific locations.
Understanding that the short cut to school led the children right by the Radley house meant that Boo might have watched the kids walk by there regularly. He knew their patterns to and from the school and this is particularly important when you look at what happened in chapter 28. He knew the kids were out there.
The quarters were behind the dump. One had to pass the Ewell's home to get to the quarters which meant every Negro who lived in the Quarters passed the Ewells going to and from work. This is of particular concern because Tom's accusation arises from where his daily journey took him, and later in the story, where his wife's daily journey took her. Had Tom not passed the Ewells daily, they wouldn't have been able to craft and create this trial.
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