2016 Map of Chaplin

About this map

Van Buren sits at the northern edge of this landscape where Taylorsville Lake has altered the historic course of Mitchell Run and the Salt River drainage. The map details a transition from the inundated valleys of the north to the upland agricultural ridges and deep stream incisions further south. The settlement of Chaplin serves as a local hub near the Nelson Co and Washington Co borders, connected to the surrounding countryside by a dense network of ridge roads like Love Ridge and Pleasant Grove Ridge. Genealogists and local historians can find several small burial sites, including Highview Cem, Burns Cem, and Price Cem, scattered among the drainages of Chaplin River and Chaplin Fork. The topography is defined by sharp elevation changes between these watercourses and the high points like Driscoll Hill, reflecting the traditional Kentucky knobs and plateau terrain.