Golf in Paintsville

Paintsville is the Johnson County seat in eastern Kentucky's Big Sandy Valley, a community in the Appalachian coalfields that has served as a commercial center for the surrounding mountain counties. Johnson County's coal heritage has shaped the economy and culture, and Paintsville navigates the post-coal economic transition with healthcare employment and the outdoor recreation resources of the surrounding mountains. The Big Sandy Valley's narrow character creates the Appalachian geography that defines life in northeastern Kentucky. Kentucky's varied geography — from the flat Purchase region to the Appalachian highlands — creates golf communities with distinct characters, and each county seat's course reflects the landscape and culture of its specific corner of the state.