If you grew up in Chaplin, or you’ve ever walked down to Diana’s Pool on the Natchaug, you’ll find your town on this map just as it stands in 2026. Look for your road. Bujak Road, Tower Hill Road, Chaplin Street, Federal Road, Davis Road, Palmer Road, Phoenixville Road, Singleton Road, Natchaug Street, North Bear Hill Road, Hampton Road, South Bedlam Road, Scotland Road and Cedar Swamp Road are all printed by name, along with many more.
Chaplin is in Windham County, in the Quiet Corner of Connecticut.
KNOWOL made this map in 2026 from public survey data, and gave it the look of an old atlas. The shaded hills, from the Natchaug River valley out to Bedlam Corner, come from United States Geological Survey elevation data, and the streets and the town line come from the Census Bureau. Chaplin, South Chaplin, Bedlam Corner and Sherman Corner are printed by name, and so are the Natchaug River and Mansfield Hollow Lake. A guide of 20 numbered landmarks runs along the bottom, with the National Register sites marked, and we checked those against National Park Service records.
Deacon Chaplin’s Church
In the 1700s the land that’s now Chaplin was split among three towns, Mansfield, Windham and Hampton. It had once been part of Joshua’s Tract, land deeded to English colonists by a son of the Mohegan chief Uncas. Families out here had a hard time reaching the churches in those town centers, and that’s what started the move to separate. Benjamin Chaplin, an early landowner and surveyor who died in 1795, left money in his will for a church near his home, and a village grew up around it. The town took his name, and it was incorporated in May 1822. That’s the year on the title panel of the map: Incorporated 1822.
The Natchaug River cuts across the town from northwest to southeast, and silk making and other small industries grew up along it. Today Chaplin is part of the Last Green Valley, the national heritage corridor of the Quinebaug and Shetucket rivers. Click here to learn more about the history of Chaplin.
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Names on this map
These names are printed on this map.
Places: Bedlam Corner, Sherman Corner, South Chaplin, Bear Hill, Agnes' Pasture, Bernard Church Woods, Cedar Swamp, Chaplin Elementary School, Chaplin Historic District, Chaplin Public Library, Chaplin Town Hall, Diana's Pool, Edward Garrison Park, Harvey Preserve, Hubbard Sanctuary, James L. Goodwin State Forest, Mansfield Hollow Lake, Natchaug Property, Natchaug State Forest, Parish Hill High School, Tower Hill, Two Sister's Preserve and Witter House.
Streets and roads: Chaplin St, Federal Rd, Marcy Rd, Singleton Rd, Morey Rd, Palmer Rd, Sherman Cir, Bedlam Rd, N Bedlam Rd, Hall Rd, S Bedlam Rd, Sherman Ct.
More street names, A to Z
Canada Ln, Cedar Swamp Rd, Chappell St, Chewink Rd, England Rd, Gates Rd, Goshen Rd, Harvey Pl, Laurel Ln, N Bear Hill Rd, Pachaug State Forest, Park Dr, Ridge Rd, S Bear Hill Rd, Scotland Rd, Willimantic Rd.
Chaplin Street
The cluster of numbers in the middle of the map is the old village along Chaplin Street. The guide marks it as the Chaplin Historic District (18), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It runs about eight tenths of a mile along the street and was mostly built in the early 1800s. Its centerpiece is the Congregational Church, built from 1812 to 1815 on a knoll above the road. Most of the houses are wooden and in the Federal or Greek Revival style. The other public buildings include the former town hall of 1840, the Ross Memorial Library building of 1911 and Eaton’s Store, built in 1850.
Chaplin grew up later than most Connecticut villages, and it survives as a good example of town planning from the early 1800s. The center was never near usable water power and the railroads passed it by, so later industry left it alone. It was spared again in the 1900s when Route 198 was routed past it. Chaplin Town Hall (13) and the Chaplin Public Library (16) are just north of the old center.
The Witter House
Chaplin Street’s notable brick house is the Witter House (2), on the west side of Chaplin Street a short way south of Tower Hill Road. It was built in 1820 and 1821, and it’s a fine, little changed brick house of the Federal period, with a hip roof, chimneys at each end and a fanlight over the door. Inside are seven fireplaces with carved mantels, and each of the front parlors has a free standing carved column. Three generations of doctors named Oren Witter owned it. The first Oren Witter was Chaplin’s first town clerk after the town was incorporated in 1822. The family kept the house until 1960, and it was listed on the National Register in 1970.
The Natchaug River and Diana’s Pool
Diana’s Pool (1) is on the Natchaug River, south of the village toward South Chaplin. The Natchaug Property (3) is near the center of town, and Natchaug State Forest (15), which reaches into six towns, has trails for hiking, horseback riding and cross country skiing. James L. Goodwin State Forest (19) is in the east. James L. Goodwin gave the state the forest he’d been growing since 1913, and it became public land in 1964. It has Pine Acres Lake, 14 miles of trails and a conservation education center with a small nature museum.
The Mansfield Hollow Lake Recreation Area (20) takes its name from Mansfield Hollow Lake, which is printed on the map. The Army Corps of Engineers built the Mansfield Hollow Dam between 1949 and 1952 to hold back floods on the Natchaug, Shetucket and Thames rivers, and part of its flood storage land is in Chaplin.
South Chaplin and the Preserves
South Chaplin, Bedlam Corner and Sherman Corner are printed by name south of the village. The Chaplin Volunteer Fire Department (10) is near South Chaplin, and the Chaplin Post Office (14) is farther south. Chaplin Elementary School (9) is west of the center. Parish Hill High School (7) and the Fin, Fur, and Feather Club (8) are in the guide too.
The rest of the guide is woods and open land. Hubbard Sanctuary (4), Edward Garrison Park (6) and Agnes’ Pasture (11) are just north of the village. The Two Sister’s Preserve (5) is in the south, the Bernard Church Woods (17) are in the northwest, and the Harvey Preserve (12) completes the list.
This map of Chaplin makes a handsome addition to a living room, office, library or den, and it can even help teach children the geography and history of the town. It’s a thoughtful gift for anyone who calls Chaplin home, grew up here, or moved away. Created by KNOWOL in 2026, it’s printed on museum quality archival paper in three sizes. Zoom in on the preview above to explore the details, then click here to get your copy of the Chaplin map.
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