Van Lear Junction

Van Lear Junction is a locality in Johnson, Kentucky. Van Lear Junction is situated nearby to the village West Van Lear, as well as near the hamlet Dawkins.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Johnson County Public Library and First Baptist Church.

Johnson County Public Library

Library

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The Johnson County Public Library is a public library serving the residents of Johnson County, Kentucky. The library's collection contains 44,236 volumes, serves a population of 23,827, and circulates 120,687 items annually. Johnson County Public Library is situated 2½ miles northwest of Van Lear Junction.

First Baptist Church

Church

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First Baptist Church is a historic church on College Street in Paintsville, Kentucky. First Baptist Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of Van Lear Junction.

H.B. Rice Insurance Building

Building

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The H.B. Rice Insurance Building is a historic building located in Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. The building was constructed in 1890 by Harvey Burns Rice, who in 1908, opened an insurance company in the building. H.B. Rice Insurance Building is situated 2½ miles northwest of Van Lear Junction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Van Lear and Hager Hill.

West Van Lear

Village

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.

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. Van Lear is situated 1½ miles southeast of Van Lear Junction.

Van Lear Junction

Type: Locality
Location: Johnson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.7856° or 37° 47′ 8″ north

Longitude

-82.78134° or 82° 46′ 53″ west

Open location code

869VQ6P9+6F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 164985154

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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