Johnson County, Kentucky

67 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

Research this county

From the record

36 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kentucky within the United States

Johnson County within Kentucky

What the record shows

1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Paintsville, between 1910 and 1940.
4 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
690 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
36 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 36 buildings.
3 of the 36 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 41 populated places in this county; 41 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

3 photographs, 1931

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Typical home of a small, independent farmer in the Kentucky mountains. The mud sled is a necessary means of transportation in the winter months
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1931. Library of Congress

Fishtrap United Baptist Church, Paint Creek, Manila, Johnson County, KY
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Archer House	building	1989	88003162
Jeff Bond House	building	1989	88003174
Daniel Davis House	building	1974	74000886
First Baptist Church	building	1989	88003165
First Methodist Church	building	1989	88003155
First National Bank Building	building	1989	88003154
Flat Gap School	building	1989	88003187
Foster Hardware	building	1989	88003156
John J. and Ellen Lemaster House	building	1989	88003177
Mayo Methodist Church	building	1989	88003152
John C. C. Mayo Mansion and Office	building	1974	74000887
Thomas Mayo House	building	1989	88003166
David McKenzie Log Cabin	building	1982	82002728
Meade Memorial Gymnasium	building	1989	88003170
Mine No. 5 Store	building	1989	88003172
Ben Mollett Cabin	building	1989	88003171
Lloyd Hamilton Mott House	building	1989	88003175
Oil Springs High School Gymnasium	building	1989	88003178
Oil Springs Methodist Church	building	1989	88003179
Paintsville City Hall	building	1989	88003158
Paintsville Country Club	building	1989	88003168
Paintsville High School	building	1989	88003163
Paintsville Public Library	building	1989	88003164
Patterson House	building	1989	88003167
H. B. Rice Insurance Building	building	1989	88003157
Wiley Rice House	building	1989	88003180
Salyer House	building	1989	88003181
Addison Salyer House	building	1989	88003169
Francis M. Stafford House	building	1975	75000785
Stambaugh Church of Christ	building	1989	88003182
Stambaugh House	building	1989	88003183
Judge Jim Turner House	building	1989	88003153
Webb House	building	1989	88003160
Byrd and Leona Webb House	building	1989	88003159
Tobe Wiley House	building	1989	88003161
Williams House	building	1989	88003173

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1880 - Map of Morgan and Johnson counties and parts of Magofin, Floyd and Martin — Land ownership map (1880) - Map of Morgan and Johnson counties and parts of Magofin, Floyd and Martin. Library of Congress.

The county from the air

28 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 633 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 28 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-04-16, scale 1:27770 — 1950-04-16, scale 1:27770. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-03-31, scale 1:23600 — 1951-03-31, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-03-20, scale 1:23600 — 1952-03-20, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-04-19, scale 1:60000 — 1960-04-19, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-03-26, scale 1:24000 — 1961-03-26, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-12-14, scale 1:24000 — 1970-12-14, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-04-06, scale 1:78000 — 1975-04-06, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-04, scale 1:80000 — 1977-03-04, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

4 stations, 3 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

PAINTSVILLE 1E 1933 to 2026, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -32.2 C
VAN LEAR 4.4 E 2008 to 2010
PAINTSVILLE 0.3 ESE 2008 to 2011
STAFFORDSVILLE 2.5 NNW 2012 to 2014

LEVISA FORK AT PAINTSVILLE, KY 1915 to 2026
PAINT CREEK AT STAFFORDSVILLE, KY 1950 to 1975
RUSH FORK NEAR PAINTSVILLE, KY 1979 to 1981

The 1950 census, district by district

33 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

58-1Magisterial District 1: Paintsville city: Paintsville city - That part comprising Bridgford Ward Bounded by Paint Creek; City limits; City limits; City limits
58-2Paintsville city - That part comprising Lower Ward Bounded by City limits; City limits; Paint Creek; Ward line, Highland Ave., Ward line
58-3Paintsville city - That part comprising Middle Ward Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Highland Ave., Ward line; Paint Creek; Court, Happy Hollow, Ward line
58-4Paintsville city - That part comprising Upper Ward Bounded by City limits; Ward line, Happy Hollow, Court; City limits; City limits
58-5Staffordsville, unincorporated Bounded by Little Mudlick Creek, Unnamed road, Unnamed road, Magisterial District line; Unnamed road via Stave Branch, State Hwy. 40, Stave Branch; Paint Creek; Magisterial District line (Little Mudlick Creek)
58-6Thealka, unincorporated Bounded by Magisterial District line; 1/4 mile offset line east of and parallel to Thealka - Tudor Rd., Levisa Fork; Paintsville city limits; Paintsville city limits, 1/4 mile offset line west of and parallel to Thealka - Tudor Rd.
58-7Magisterial District 1 - That part outside the unincorporated place of Thealka Bounded by Magisterial District line; Magisterial District line; Magisterial District line, Levisa Fork; Levisa Fork, Paintsville city limits, Levisa Fork, 1/4 mile offset line east of and parallel to Thealka - Tudor Rd. (See separate map for boundaries of Thealka)
58-8Magisterial District 1 - That part outside the unincorporated places of Staffordsville and Thealka Bounded by Magisterial District line; 1/4 mile offset line west of and parallel to Thealka - Tudor Rd.; Paintsville city limits, State Hwy. 40; Unnamed road (See separate maps for boundaries of Staffordsville and Thealka)
58-9Magisterial District 1 - That part outside the unincorporated place of Staffordsville Bounded by Magisterial District line; Magisterial District line; Unnamed road, Unnamed road, Little Mudlick Creek; Magisterial District line (See separate map for boundaries of Staffordsville)
58-10Magisterial District 1 - That part outside the unincorporated place of Staffordsville Bounded by Paint Creek; Jenny Creek, Licks Fork, U.S. Hwy. 23; Magisterial District line; Magisterial District line (See separate map for boundaries of Staffordsville)
58-11Magisterial District 1 - That part outside the unincorporated place of Staffordsville Bounded by State Hwy. 40, Paintsville city limits; U.S. Hwy. 23; Lick Fork; Jenny Creek, Paint Creek, Stave Branch (See separate map for boundaries of Staffordsville)
58-12Magisterial District 1 - That part Bounded by Paintsville city limits; Levisa Fork, Magisterial District line; Magisterial District line; U.S. Hwy. 23
58-13Magisterial District 2: Van Lear town: Van Lear town - That part north of State Hwy. 302
58-14Van Lear town - That part south of State Hwy. 302
58-15Magisterial District 2 - That part north of State Hwy. 302, northeast of Van Lear - Odds Rd., and southeast of Daniels Creek, outside Van Lear town
58-16Magisterial District 2 - That part south of State Hwy. 302, southwest of Van Lear - Odds Rd., and northwest of Daniels Creek, outside Van Lear town
58-17Magisterial District 3: Magisterial District 3 - That part northwest of State Hwy. 40
58-18Magisterial District 3 - That part southeast of State Hwy. 40, northeast of Leander - Oil Springs Rd. via Asa, and northwest of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
58-19Magisterial District 3 - That part south of State Hwy. 40, southwest of Leander - Oil Springs Rd. via Asa, and northwest of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
58-20Magisterial District 3 - That part south and southeast of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
58-21Magisterial District 4: Magisterial District 4 - That part northeast of Blaine - Flatgap Rd. via Barnrock and Flatgap Puncheon Fork Rd.
58-22Magisterial District 4 - That part west and southwest of Blaine - Flatgap Rd. via Barnrock, west of Fuget - Flatgap Rd. and north of State Hwy. 172
58-23Magisterial District 4 - That part south of State Hwy. 172, west of Fuget - Flatgap Rd. and Win - Fuget Rd., and north of Paint Creek
58-24Magisterial District 4 - That part south of Flatgap - Puncheon Fork Rd., southeast of Fuget - Flatgap Rd. and Win - Fuget Rd., and northeast of Paint Creek
58-25Magisterial District 4 - That part southwest of Paint Creek
58-26Magisterial District 5: Magisterial District 5 - That part southeast of U.S. Hwy. 23
58-27Magisterial District 5 - That part northwest of U.S. Hwy. 23, northeast of Volga - Nippa Rd. via Sitka, and east of road from Lawrence County line at Rockhouse Fork to Volga - Nippa Rd. via Chandlerville
58-28Magisterial District 5 - That part west of road from Lawrence County line at Rockhouse Fork to Volga - Nippa Rd. via Chandlerville, and north of Volga - Nippa Rd. via Sitka
58-29Magisterial District 5 - That part south and west of Volga - Nippa Rd. via Sitka, and northwest of U.S. Hwy. 23
58-30Magisterial District 6: Magisterial District 6 - That part east of Levisa Fork, Chestnut Creek, and Boons Camp - Henrietta Rd.
58-31Magisterial District 6 - That part west of Levisa Fork, Chestnut Creek and Boons Camp - Henrietta Rd., and north of State Hwy. 40 and Greasy Creek
58-32Magisterial District 6 - That part southwest of Greasy Creek, west and north of State Hwy. 40
58-33Magisterial District 6 - That part southeast of State Hwy. 40

Wildfire, 1997 to 2020

636 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 636 of them, burning about 16,160 acres. None started naturally and 139 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	224
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	155
Arson/incendiarism	139
Recreation and ceremony	100
Equipment and vehicle use	8
Railroad operations and maintenance	5
Smoking	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
2 November 2001	Arson/incendiarism	850 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
31 October 2000	Arson/incendiarism	550 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
26 March 2007	Debris and open burning	406 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	PRESTON BRANCH
26 April 2009	Recreation and ceremony	347 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	RT. 40
23 March 2009	Debris and open burning	318 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	HARGIS HILL
13 November 2001	Arson/incendiarism	300 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
19 April 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	295 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	CHANDLERSVILLE
8 February 2015	Debris and open burning	253 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	MILLERS CREEK STRIPMINE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1970 to 2025

60 of 323 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 323 reports for this county, causing 6 deaths, 24 injuries and about $18,184,300 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	191
Hail	58
Flash Flood	48
Flood	14
Tornado	4
Funnel Cloud	4
Heavy Rain	3
Debris Flow	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2015	Flash Flood	Flatgap	4 killed, 15 hurt, $3,500,000	Flash flooding occurred in the Redbush and Flatgap communities, with devastating flooding occurring along Big Mudlick Creek and Ramey Branch. Four fatalities occurred and over 50 swift water rescues were performed in this area. Entire double wide houses were seen floating down Big Mudlick Creek and getting forced under a bridge. More than 150 homes were destroyed with as many as 500 homes being affected to some extent. While no rain gauges were located in this hard hit area, radar estimates indicate that around 3 of rain fell in an hour with brief rainfall rates of 6 to 7 per hour falling.\|\|Of the four fatalities, one elderly woman and a disabled man were killed as they were trapped inside their mobile homes which were swept away by the flooding. A man was swept away after he got out of his sport utility vehicle as water rose around it. A fourth flood victim drown while attempting to rescue family members from the flood waters. He had successfully rescued his father, uncle, sister and nephew before being swept away.
March 2012	Tornado (EF3)	Asa	2 killed, 7 hurt, $10,000,000	A damage survey team from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson, Kentucky determined that an EF-3 tornado tracked across central Johnson County on March 2, 2012. The tornado had a path width of about 3/4 of a mile and estimated maximum wind speeds of 160 mph. The tornado crossed into Johnson County just west of the Asa community at 708 pm EST and continued east-northeast exiting the county between the Boons Camp and Davisport communities around 725 pm EST. The towns of Hagerhill and West Van Leer were particularly hard hit with several structures totally destroyed. Two fatalities occurred in Johnson county as a result of this tornado. \|\|Ten to twenty houses and a former church had their roofs blown off on a 3 mile stretch of Rt. 302 in West Van Leer. A house was blown onto Hwy 825 in Hagerhill, blocking the roadway. Two different apartment buildings collapsed in Hagerhill as well, one onto Hwy 321 and another on Hwy 1428.
December 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Wittensville	1 hurt, $15,000	A large tree limb (5 to 6 inches in diameter) crashed through the roof of a mobile home on Witten Lane in the Wittensville community, striking a female who was lying in bed. The limb caused a deep laceration in her leg, and she was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Wittensville	1 hurt, $2,000	Strong thunderstorm winds brought a tree down onto a car. The driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Flatgap	$3,000,000	Widespread flash flooding occurred across much of Johnson County during the evening of August 22nd as over three inches of rain fell in one to two hours. Basements, garages and homes were flooded in numerous areas with multiple reports of road damage to private and public property. Roads were completely blocked and in some cases were completely washed away. There were also numerous reports of downed trees and electric lines due to mudslides. Sixteen homes were classified as having major damage along with two businesses.
June 1998	Flash Flood	Countywide	$500,000	Roads flooded in northern part of county. Less than a dozen evacuations. Parked car floated away and mobile home floated off its foundation in Van Lear.
June 1990	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$60,000	An NWS Storm Survey confirmed microburst winds of between 75-85 mph removed half of a roof off of an office building and a steeple off of a church building in Paintsville. Several trees were also blown down, including one onto a residential building. A portion of Kentucky Highway 321/40 was shut down for a period of time due to downed and damaged trees.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$50,000	Trees were blown down on Rt 172 at Staffordsville. Power lines were down county wide. The roof was blown off a house at Millers Creek. An estimated 300 homes were without power.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$50,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down countywide.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$50,000	Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down by thundestorm wind gusts.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$50,000	Numerous trees were blown down county wide. Trees were also down and blocking Highway 1750. This damage was caused by wind gusts estimated at 67 mph.
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$30,000	A small barn was blown onto Stone Coal Road. Several trees were also blown down on Routes 1596 and 172.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$30,000	Large trees were blown down county wide by thunderstorm wind gusts. A trampoline was blown onto KY 581 in Paintsville.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$30,000	Numerous trees down countywide.
February 2018	Flood	Dawkins	$25,000	The Powell Edition Horse Stable was inundated by flood waters just off Highway 23 as you turn into Van Lear.
March 2012	Tornado (EF1)	Keaton	$25,000	A storm damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Office in Jackson, Kentucky indicated a tornado continued from Lawrence County into the extreme northwest tip of Johnson County on March 2, 2012. This damage represents a continuation of the track of a tornado which devastated the town of West Liberty, KY. The tornado entered the extreme northwest tip of Johnson county just west of the Keaton area around 613 pm EST. The tornado continued to track northeast straddling the Johnson/Lawrence County line until passing entirely back into Lawrence County between the Keaton and Martha communities at around 618 pm EST. Damage in extreme northwest Johnson county was consistent with an EF-1 tornado and included roof damage to several structures and numerous downed trees. This tornado continued through Lawrence County, Kentucky and into Wayne and Lincoln Counties in West Virginia.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Dobson	$25,000	There power lines and many tree limbs down near Floyd and Johnson county line.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Wittensville	$25,000	Cars were moved down an embankment by thunderstorm wind gusts. Roof damage occurred to mobile and other homes as well. One mobile home that was not anchored down was destroyed. A carport and and awning was ripped off another home by thunderstorm winds.
April 1998	Flash Flood	Countywide	$25,000	no account filed
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	West Van Lear	$20,000	A tree was blown down and onto a home in the West Van Lear community, in addition to large tree limbs being blow down.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Oil Spgs	$20,000	The roof of the old Oil Springs High School building was blown off by thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Flatgap	$15,000	A tree was blown down onto a pickup and farm outbuildings via a public report with photo relayed by broadcast media.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Lear Jct	$15,000	A tree was uprooted and power lines were down. Large tree limbs were also down. Roofing material was blown off of a home.
February 2019	Heavy Rain	Denver	$10,000	A local media outlet reported recent heavy rainfall being responsible for multiple waterline breaks across the county, including in Paintsville.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Thelma	$10,000	An NWS Storm Survey confirmed microburst winds of between 75-85 mph felled several trees east of Paintsville, including one which fell on a residential building.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Lowmansville	$10,000	Flash flooding produce property damage and a number of road closures with flood waters reported entering homes in many locations. Roads that were closed because of the flooding included Hwy 581, Hwy 132, Hwy 993, Whipporwill road, the right fork of Lindy Branch, and KY Rt. 3224. Route 581 from the 2600 block to the 3600 block had 2.5 feet of water flowing across it and the water reached depths of 5 to 6 feet during the worst of the flooding. Route 132 and the right fork of Lindy Branch Road had chest deep water across them with four homes in the area flooded.Heavy rain also caused a number of mudslides in and around Wittensville. Multiple trees were also wash off hillsides in the area.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Hagerhill	$10,000	Severe flood damage along KY 1750 near Paintsville made the road impassable.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Staffordsville	$10,000	The wind was measured at 68 mph using a home weather station. Several trees were blown down.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$10,000	There were trees down in downtown Paintsville.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$10,000	A tree was reported to have been blow down onto a house.
March 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$10,000	The roof of Paintsville High School was damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Staffordsville	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Staffordsville.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Stambaugh	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Stambaugh.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$10,000	Several trees were blown down in and all around Paintsville.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$10,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down along Ponderosa Dr in Paintsville.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Keaton	$10,000	Trees were blown down on Highway 1614 near Keaton as well as on Highways 581 and 172.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$10,000	Eight to ten trees were blown down in the eastern part of the county.
November 2003	Flash Flood	Paintsville	$10,000	Homes were flooded and water was over roads on Rough Ridge.
July 1998	Flash Flood	South Portion	$10,000	Spotters indicated that up to 4.5 inches of rain fell over southern portions of the county during a three hour period. Many roads were water covered. One stream overflowed its banks onto Route 302 in Van Lear. Route 1750 was water covered near the East Point community, and the Greer Branch Road was washed out in the Hagerhill area. A few mudslides were also reported in these areas. The flash flooding led to evacuations in the Hagerhill and East Point communities.
March 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$10,000	no account filed
March 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$10,000	no account filed
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	River	$8,000	Strong winds blew out windows and produced roof damage to one home. Numerous tees and power lines were also downed across a 4 square mile area along Route 2040.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	River	$7,000	Several large trees were blown down.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	River	$7,000	Several large trees were blown down.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Elna	$6,000	A tree fell on a house causing minor damage.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Evanston	$5,000	Trees were blown down onto a powerline leading to a fire in Van Lear.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Redbush	$5,000	Several trees were blown down on Highways 172 and 3214 with the initial gust front.
May 2011	Hail	Paintsville	$5,000	Quarter size hail was reported by law enforcement officers who were on a foot pursuit in the Paintsville area. The hail dented cars in the area.
May 2011	Flash Flood	Kerz	$5,000	Flood damage occurred to a residence in the Kerz area along KY 201 and another home on Puncheon Creek.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Keaton	$5,000	Several trees were blown down in Keaton.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Chandlerville	$5,000	Several trees were blown down near Chandlerville.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Chandlerville	$5,000	Several large trees were blown down 2 miles southwest of Stambaugh in the community of Sip.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Paintsville	$5,000	The roof was blown of the elevator shaft at the top of the five story tall Citizens National Bank building.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Staffordsville	$5,000	Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Van Lear Jct	$5,000	Some trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Boons Camp	$5,000	Trees were blown down along Pigeonroost Branch.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Countywide	$5,000	Numerous trees were reported down by strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2000	Flash Flood	Countywide	$5,000	Flash flooding prompted the rescue of a small child from rising waters on Davis Branch road near Route 1107, no injuries were reported. 30 to 40 homes were evacuated across numerous parts of the county. Many roads were closed or damaged by the flood waters.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	River	$4,000	There were trees blown down on KY route 581 in River.

Mines and quarries

7 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 7 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Clay	6
Silica	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status
Stffordsville Sandstone Roadcut	Silica	Prospect
Cantrill Branch Shale	Clay	Prospect
Flat Gap Shale	Clay	Prospect
Greasy Creek Clay Bed	Clay	Prospect
Shack Branch Shale	Clay	Prospect
Volga Shale	Clay	Prospect
Whippoorwill Branch Shale	Clay	Prospect

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Paintsville

Paintsville census division · 41240 · On Blackberry Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992

Fire insurance: 4 atlases
Asa

Oil Springs census division · 41222 · On Cantrill Fork · Oil Springs quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Barnetts Creek

Oil Springs census division · 41256 · On Pickle Fork · Oil Springs quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Chandlerville

Nippa census division · 41257 · On Green Branch · Sitka quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Chestnut

Paintsville census division · 41240 · On Chestnut Creek · Richardson quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Collista

Oil Springs census division · 41222 · On Middle Fork Lick Fork · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Dawkins

Paintsville census division · 41268 · On Burnt Cabin Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Denver

Oil Springs census division · 41222 · On Lower Twin Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Dobson

Oil Springs census division · 41222 · On Mill Creek · Ivyton quadrangle

16 sheets, 1886 to 1992
East Point

Paintsville census division · 41222 · Near Bear Hollow · Prestonsburg quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Elna

41219 · On Andylick Branch · Redbush quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Flatgap

Flatgap census division · 41219 · On Conley Branch · Redbush quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Fuget

Flatgap census division · 41219 · On Spicelick Branch · Redbush quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Hagerhill

Paintsville census division · 41222 · On Burnt Cabin Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Hargis

Flatgap census division · 41238 · On Frazier Branch · Oil Springs quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Keaton

Flatgap census division · 41226 · On Noisy Branch · Redbush quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Kerz

Nippa census division · 41255 · On Puncheon Fork · Sitka quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Leander

Oil Springs census division · 41222 · On Asa Creek · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Manila

Oil Springs census division · 41238 · On McCarty Branch · Oil Springs quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Meally

Paintsville census division · 41234 · On Fitch Branch · Offutt quadrangle

16 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Nero

Paintsville census division · 41265 · On Flatwood Branch · Lancer quadrangle

18 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Nippa

Nippa census division · 41274 · On Rush Fork · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Odds

Paintsville census division · 41265 · On Brushy Fork · Offutt quadrangle

16 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Offutt

Paintsville census division · 41240 · On Toms Creek · Offutt quadrangle

16 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Oil Springs

Oil Springs census division · 41238 · On Caudill Branch · Oil Springs quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Redbush

Flatgap census division · 41219 · On Salyer Branch · Redbush quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Riceville

Oil Springs census division · 41240 · On Long Fork · Ivyton quadrangle

16 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Sip

Nippa census division · 41255 · On Caudill Branch · Sitka quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Sitka

Paintsville census division · 41255 · On Browns Fork · Sitka quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Staffordsville

Paintsville census division · 41256 · On Stave Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Swamp Branch

Oil Springs census division · 41240 · On Swamp Branch · Ivyton quadrangle

16 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Thealka

Paintsville census division · 41240 · On Muddy Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Thelma

Paintsville census division · 41260 · On Rockhouse Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Tutor Key

Paintsville census division · 41263 · On Long Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Van Lear

Paintsville census division · 41265 · On Webb Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Volga

Paintsville census division · 41219 · On Stonecoal Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
West Van Lear

Paintsville census division · 41268 · On Burnt Cabin Branch · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Whitehouse

Paintsville census division · 41240 · On Lick Creek · Offutt quadrangle

16 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Williamsport

Paintsville census division · 41271 · On Left Fork Twomile Creek · Offutt quadrangle

16 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Winifred

Nippa census division · 41219 · On Fairchild Branch · Sitka quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992
Wittensville

Paintsville census division · 41274 · On Williams Fork · Paintsville quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1992

Recorded here

Paintsville, Kentucky

17 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1910 to 1940

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

1 structure

Fishtrap United Baptist Church

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.