page_title: Johnson County, Kentucky
section_title: Points of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Johnson County, Kentucky / Attractions / Points of interest
caption_attribution_description: Childhood home of Loretta Lynn in Kentucky.
context_page_description: Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,356. Its county seat is Paintsville. The county was formed in 1843 and named for Richard Mentor Johnson, War of 1812 general, United States Representative, Senator, and Vice President of the United States. Johnson County is classified as a moist county, which is a county in which alcohol sales are not allowed, but containing a "wet" city, in this case Paintsville, where alcoholic beverage sales are allowed.
context_section_description: Loretta Lynn Homeplace
  Childhood home of country music superstar, Loretta Lynn Located at Butcher Hollow in Van Lear.
  Forrest and Maxie Preston Memorial Bridge
  This 420-foot (130 m) pedestrian only swinging bridge is the world's longest plastic bridge. The deck of the bridge is made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer. It crosses the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River and connects the communities of River and Offutt. Located on Kentucky Route 581 at River.
  Mountain Homeplace
  The Mountain Homeplace gives a unique look at a replica of an Eastern Kentucky farming community from the mid-nineteenth century. It contains a one-room schoolhouse, a church, a blacksmith shop, a cabin, a barn, and farm grounds. There are also demonstrations of old time skills and crafts. It is located near the dam at Paintsville Lake State Park.
caption: Loretta Lynn Birthplace
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