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2022 Map of Paintsville

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Paintsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Paintsville serves as the central hub of this Johnson County landscape, where the waters of Paint Creek meet the Levisa Fork. The terrain is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges, including landmarks like Rocky Knob and Cannel Coal Gap, which shaped the development of surrounding communities such as Staffordsville, Thealka, and Van Lear. The area's transit history is visible in the route of the Dawkins Line Rail-Trl, which traces the path of former industrial rail corridors through Hagerhill and Denver.

Genealogists will find an exceptional density of family burial sites scattered across the hillsides, from the Wells Buckingham Cem and Vanhoose Cem in the north to the Goble Cem and Music Cem near the southern border. Modern civic life is anchored by the Big Sandy Community and Technical College and the Johnson County Judicial Center, reflecting the region's continued role as a focal point for education and law in Eastern Kentucky.