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1992 Map of Paintsville

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Paintsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Paintsville serves as the focal point of this Johnson County landscape, where the winding course of Paint Creek meets the concentrated industrial and residential developments of the early 1990s. The map illustrates a region defined by its narrow valleys and extensive mining operations, with numerous mines dotting the hillsides around Wittensville, Nippa, and Thealka. The western portion of the sheet is dominated by the waters of Paintsville Lake, showing the boundaries of the Paintsville Lake State Park and the adjacent Paintsville Lake State Wildlife Management Area.

Social and civic life is anchored by local institutions such as Johnson Co High Sch and several country churches, including Castle Mem Ch and Rockhouse Ch. Transportation history is visible through the Old Railroad Grade near Van Lear, tracing the path of the area's coal-hauling heritage. From the small community of Volga in the northwest to the residential clusters at Hagerhill, the map provides a clear view of the settlement patterns dictated by the local drainage systems of Toms Creek and Jennys Creek.