Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy

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Parent County
1860--Boyd County was created 16 February 1860 from Greenup, Carter and Lawrence Counties. County seat: Catlettsburg

Boundary Changes
There has been no changes to Boyd County boundaries since it was created.

Neighboring Counties

 * Carter
 * Greenup
 * Lawrence
 * Lawrence County, Ohio
 * Wayne County, West Virginia

African American
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Biographies, Family Histories/Trees, GEDCOM files etc.
Biographies for Boyd County Kentucky at Genealogy Trails History Group

Cemeteries
Boyd County Kentucky Cemeteries and Tombstones [may need to scroll down the page to see] Klaiber Cemetery  scroll down page to see list of burials. Cemetery Transcriptions for Boyd County, Kentucky at Genealogy Trails History Group Boyd County KYGenWeb Cemetery Project Catlettsburg Cemetery at Interment.net Boyd County Kentucky Cemetery Records at Access Genealogy The Tombstone Transcription Project-Boyd County

Census
Boyd County, Kentucky USGenweb Archives-Census Census online-Boyd Co.,Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Genealogy-Boyd County, Kentucky Poor House 1870

Church
LDS Ward Branch Records Ashland

Local Histories
Boyd County, Kentucky USGenweb Archives-History Wikipedia-Boyd County, Kentucky

Military
Boyd County, Kentucky USGenweb Archives-Military Boyd County, Kentucky USGenweb Archives-World War I Memorial Kentucky Genealogy Trails-Military Records for Boyd County Kentucky

Newspaper
Boyd County, Kentucky USGenweb Archives Newspapers

Obituaries
Boyd County, Kentucky USGenweb Archives-Obituraries

Vital Records
Boyd County, Kentucky USGenweb Archives- Deaths Boyd County, Kentucky USGenweb Archives-Marriages (Boyd County Kentucky) Marriages (Boyd County Kentucky) Negro Marriages Boyd County Marriage Index 1907

Societies and Libraries
Boyd County Public Library

Boyd County Historical Society 2734 Jackson Avenue Ashland KY 41101

Catlettsburg Historical Society 3420 Spring Street Catlettsburg KY 41129

Websites

 * Boyd County at Kentucky Kinfolk
 * Boyd County, KY at Genealogy Trails History Group
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * USGenWeb Archives-Boyd County Ky
 * Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)