Main Street, Paintsville, Kentucky

ID: 1619
This file appears in: Paintsville

The county seat of Johnson County, Paintsville experienced its greatest growth in large part to John C.C. Mayo, a Paintsville native who gave many resources to the town after he gained wealth in the coal industry. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

This file appears in: Paintsville

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1126 commemorates the town of Paintsville, the county seat of Johnson County. Located at the junction of the Big Sandy River and Paint Creek, the first Anglo visitors arrived in…