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From Paint + -s- + -ville, after Paint Creek (Johnson County, Kentucky).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paintsville
Today it means: A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Full definition →
Today it means: A city, the county seat of Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Full definition →
From Paint + -s- + -ville, after Paint Creek (Johnson County, Kentucky).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.