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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

Area Code for Van Lear: 606

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)
  • 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)
  • Inez
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inez. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • 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>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Inez
    • From Van Lear to Inez
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Denver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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.<7>

X2X - 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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Lear - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Van Lear). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Van Lear or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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