Johnson County is a county located in the Eastern Coalfield of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,680. Its county seat is Paintsville. The county was formed in 18
Johnson County Judicial Center in Paintsville
The funeral procession of John C.C. Mayo through Paintsville in Johnson County, 1914.
A typical mountain vista.
Johnson Central High School
Van Lear is an unincorporated community and coal town in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States.
Johnson County, Kentucky
…Located at 120 Staves Branch in Paintsville. This museum tells the history of the local area's coal mining industry. Located on Millers Creek Road in Van Lear. This 43-room mansion was built by John C. C. Mayo between 1905 and 1912 and now serves as Our Lady of the Mountains School. Located on Third Street…
An old-fashioned country store stands by the roadside in Van Lear.
Childhood home of Loretta Lynn