Draffenville is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Marshall County

Marshall County, Kentucky

Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 30,125. The 2007 Census Bureau population estimate was 31,258. Its county seat is Benton. It was a dry county until 2004, when residents of Calvert City voted to allow sales of liquor by the drink in...

, Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

, United States

United States

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. It lies at the intersection of the Julian M. Carroll Purchase Parkway, U.S. Route 68

U.S. Route 68

U.S. Route 68 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. The highway's western terminus is at U.S. Route 62 in Reidland, Kentucky. Its eastern terminus is at Interstate 75 in Findlay, Ohio...

, and U.S. Route 641

U.S. Route 641

U.S. Route 641 is a spur of U.S. Route 41. It currently runs for 132 miles from Marion, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60 to Holladay, Tennessee at Interstate 40. Its passes through the states of Kentucky and Tennessee. US 641 does not, in any way, connect to its "parent" route, U.S. Route...

. Several businesses, Marshall County High School, and Mike Miller County Park are located in the community.

Draffenville resulted from the construction of the Kentucky Dam

Kentucky Dam

Kentucky Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River on the county line between Livingston County and Marshall County in the U.S. state of Kentucky...

. Businesses sprang up to service the workers on the dam. The town is named for Charlie Monroe Draffen.

The Kentucky Opry operates a music hall in Draffenville. On Sundays, the theater is the home of a cowboy church

Cowboy church

Cowboy churches are local Christian churches within the cowboy culture that are distinctively Western heritage in character. A typical cowboy church may meet in a rural setting in a barn, metal building, arena, sale barn, or old western building, have its own rodeo arena, and a country gospel band....

, organized by theater owner Clay Campbell and Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke (missionary)

William Christopher Clarke, known as Chris Clarke , is a non-traditional Southern Baptist minister and missionary in Kentucky, who carries the gospel message to people at equestrian events, including horse shows, horse auctions, or rodeos.-Early life and education:Born in Salem, Kentucky, Clarke...

, a Southern Baptist missionary

Missionary

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 from Burna

Burna, Kentucky

Burna is an unincorporated community in central Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. The name was decided upon by a contest. A young girl named Burna was selected as the winner, and so the town was named after her...

, who ministers to the equestrian community.

Draffenville is located at 36°55'32"N 88°20'30"W.