THE NEW HAVEN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Knobs-Norman Upland setting.
New Haven city has 0.58 square miles of land in Nelson County. Its Census reference point is in Knobs-Norman Upland, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
New Haven and Nelson County
New Haven is associated with Nelson County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
New Haven by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within New Haven, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 1.1 percentage points lower than the 1.3% recorded for Nelson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, New Haven city has 94% of the land area of nearby New Hope CDP (0.62 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

