West Van Lear
West Van Lear is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Van Lear had a population of 768. Even though it is unincorporated, it has a post office and its own ZIP code.- Type: Village with 768 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Johnson County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Junction City”, “Van Lear Junction”, “West Van Lear, Kentucky”, and “West Van Lear, KY”
- Postal code: 41268
Places of Interest
Highlights include Foster Hardware.
Foster Hardware
Building
The Foster Hardware Building is a historic building located in Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. The building was constructed in 1904 by the Foster Hardware Company, which was the antecedent firm to former local wholesale firm, Big Sandy Hardware. Foster Hardware is situated 2½ miles northwest of West Van Lear.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hager Hill and Van Lear.
Hager Hill
Hamlet
Hager Hill is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Hager Hill is located approximately four miles south of Paintsville, the county seat of Johnson County.
Van Lear
Village
Van Lear is an unincorporated community and coal town in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States.
Meally
Hamlet
West Van Lear
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States and locality
- Location: Johnson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.78481° or 37° 47′ 5″ north
Longitude
-82.77988° or 82° 46′ 48″ west
Population
768
Elevation
610 feet (186 metres)
Open location code
869VQ6MC+W2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“West Van Lear” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西范利爾”
- French: “West Van Lear”
- Gilaki: “وست ون لیر (کنتاکي)”
- Gilaki: “وست ون لیر”
- Ladin: “West Van Lear”
- South Azerbaijani: “وزت وان لیر، کنتاکی”
- Spanish: “West Van Lear”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Van Lear Junction and Dawkins.
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Highlights include Hampton Cemetery and Davis Cemetery.
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