Paintsville, KY Public Records
Paintsville is an incorporated city in Johnson County, Kentucky, with an estimated population of 4,129 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 6.6 square miles of land. That is down about 192 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Paintsville City Hall
Paintsville's own city government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the city clerk under the Kentucky Open Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the city; see the offices below.
📇 Paintsville Contact on File
| Government | City Of Paintsville |
| Contact listed | Mayor |
| Mailing address | PO Box 1588, Paintsville, KY 41240 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.cityofpaintsville.net |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Paintsville
Paintsville is in Johnson County. In Kentucky, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. Divorce cases in Kentucky are heard by the Circuit Court (Family Court where one exists) in each county. Wills and estates in Kentucky are handled by the District Court in each county.
📍 Johnson County at a Glance
| County | Johnson County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 22,098 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Johnson County Office of Circuit Court Clerk (Johnson County Judicial Center)
| Address | 908 3rd St., Suite 109, Paintsville, KY 41240 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (606) 297-9567 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Circuit, Family, District and Business Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, traffic, small claims, divorce, probate) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | kycourts.gov/…/Johnson.aspx ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Johnson County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Paintsville
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Paintsville, KY:
📋 Paintsville Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics (Cabinet for Health and Family Services)Certified birth and death certificates for Kentucky are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Kentucky, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. |
| Court cases & divorce | Johnson County courthouse. Divorce cases in Kentucky are heard by the Circuit Court (Family Court where one exists) in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Kentucky are handled by the District Court in each county. |
| State court system | Kentucky Court of Justice |
| Sex offender registry | Kentucky Sex Offender Registry (Kentucky State Police) |