Welcome to Van Lear ...

Van Lear is located in Johnson County<1>.

Van Lear was established in 1912.

Van Lear is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Van Lear lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Van Lear lies within the (606) area code.

The ZIP code for Van Lear: 41265<3>

Communities near Van Lear ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Van Lear.

• Paintsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• Prestonsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
• Salyersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Inez
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
• Martin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Kermit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <4>
• Warfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <4>
• Allen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Blaine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Denver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Johnson County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Van Lear. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Lear.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Van Lear. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Van Lear.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Lear. See our Newspapers Page for Van Lear.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Lear ...

Looking for more information about Van Lear? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Van Lear, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Van Lear.

Adding Van Lear to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Lear in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Van Lear was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Van Lear post office opened in 1909.

We also found Van Lear on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Lear.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Van Lear. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/