West Van Lear
West Van Lear is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Even though it is unincorporated, it has a post office and its own ZIP code.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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
Photo: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Meally is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The community's ZIP code is 41234. Meally is located at an elevation of 620 feet. Meally is situated 2½ miles east of West Van Lear.
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″ northLongitude
-82.77988° or 82° 46′ 48″ westPopulation
768Elevation
610 feet (186 metres)Open location code
869VQ6MC+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 153915768OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4313063Wikidata ID
Q7986771
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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.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hampton Cemetery and Davis Cemetery.
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