Johnson County, Kentucky was established in
1843, with Paintsville as the county seat, and named in honor of Col. Richard M.
Johnson. Before Johnson County came into existence, its people resided in Floyd
County, Lawrence County and Morgan County. One day its people were in their own
county and seemingly overnight they became citizens of Johnson County. What appears as though our ancestors were
always moving could
very well have been the result of the changing boundaries around them.
