Draffenville, Kentucky

Draffenville is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States.

Draffenville resulted from the construction of the Kentucky Dam in the late 1930s.

Businesses sprang up to service the workers on the dam.

The town is named for Charley Draffen, a prominent landowner at the time of the dam's construction.

[2][3] On January 23, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at Marshall County High School, killing two people and wounding 18 others.