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Welcome to West Van Lear ...

West Van Lear is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Van Lear, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for West Van Lear: W. Van Lear

West Van Lear is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Van Lear: 606

The ZIP code for West Van Lear: 41268<3>

Communities near West Van Lear ...

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

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 West Van Lear. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Van Lear.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Van Lear.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Van Lear ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Van Lear, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Van Lear.

Adding West Van Lear to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 (so far) for West Van Lear was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Van Lear post office opened in 1912.

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

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 West 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 West Van Lear). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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