Welcome to Johnson County ...

Time Zone: Johnson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Paintsville is the Seat for Johnson County.

Johnson County was founded in 1843. Johnson was created by taking area from Floyd, Lawrence and Morgan Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Johnson had a population of 22,188 people. This is a decrease of 5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 23,356 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnson represented 0.54% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Kentucky
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• Websites specific to Johnson County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Floyd County
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  • Lawrence County
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  • Magoffin County
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  • Martin County
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  • Morgan County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Johnson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky