2013 Map of Cardwell

About this map

Tatham Springs and the winding Chaplin River define this rural landscape of Washington County, Kentucky, in the early 21st century. The map reveals a deeply etched drainage pattern where numerous named creeks like Glens Cr, Danbow Cr, and Three Lick Cr have carved the terrain. Settlement remains concentrated in small communities such as Sharpsville, Cardwell, and Battle, which are connected by a web of narrow ridge roads and hollow lanes. For genealogists, the map is particularly detailed, recording more than a dozen family and community burial grounds including Sea Cem, Masters Cem, and Perkins Cem. The placement of these cemeteries often corresponds with former homesteads and early church sites, providing a spatial record of local family lineages in this section of the Bluegrass region.