Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Boyd County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
Boyd County was named for Linn Boyd. The county is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Boyd County Courthouse 2800 Louisa Street Catlettsburg, KY 41229 Phone: 606-739-5116 Boyd County Website

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * KY Biographies, Kentucky Biographies Project
 * Biographies for Boyd County Kentucky at Genealogy Trails History Group

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Boyd county cemeteries.


 * 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

Census Records

 * Boyd County, Kentucky Census, USGenweb Archives
 * Boyd County Census Online
 * Boyd County Poor House 1870, Eastern Kentucky Genealogy

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records
 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

African Americans

 * The KY African American Griots Project
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Genealogies

 * [Clay] Smith, Zachary F. and Mary Rogers Clay. The Clay Family. Louisville, Ky.: John P. Morton and Company, 1899. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * Boyd County, Kentucky History, USGenweb Archives

Maps and Gazetteers

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Boyd County, Kentucky Military, USGenweb Archives
 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War
 * Military Records for Boyd County Kentucky, Kentucky Genealogy Trails

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (free)
 * 1912-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * - 14th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company C.
 * - 27th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company I.
 * - 39th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company E.
 * - 40th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company D.
 * - 45th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
 * Preston, John David. Civil War Soldiers of Boyd County, Kentucky. 
 * Preston, John David. Civil War Soldiers of Boyd County, Kentucky. 

World War I

 * Boyd County, Kentucky World War I Memorial, USGenweb Archives

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial, Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Boyd County, Kentucky USGenweb Archives Newspapers
 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Boyd County, Kentucky Obituraries, USGenweb Archives
 * Web: Boyd County, Kentucky, Ashland Daily Independent Obituary Index, 1922-1945, 1970-1973, 1998-2010 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * Browning Genealogy Database, Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * Kentucky Obituaries, USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas, African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000, (Ancestry)
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774–1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1860-1962 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at Family Search
 * 1859 - Boyd County Birth Index 1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Boyd County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1783-1979 - Kentucky Marriages 1783-1979 at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1875 - Boyd County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free
 * 1875 - Boyd County Kentucky Marriages
 * 1877-1878 - Boyd County Marriage Index 1877-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free
 * Boyd County, Kentucky Marriages, USGenweb Archives
 * 1895 - Boyd County Kentucky Negro Marriages
 * 1907 - Boyd County Marriage Index 1907
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * Boyd County, Kentucky Deaths, USGenweb Archives
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - Kentucky Divorce Records 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Family History Centers

 * Ashland Family History Center

Libraries

 * Boyd County Public Library

Societies

 * Eastern KY Genealogical Society Box 1544 Ashland, KY 41105-1544
 * Boyd County Historical Society 2734 Jackson Avenue Ashland, KY 41101
 * Catlettsburg Historical Society 3420 Spring Street Catlettsburg, KY 41129
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Boyd County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Boyd County at Kentucky Kinfolk
 * USGenWeb Archives-Boyd County Ky
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * USGenWeb. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Boyd County, KY at Genealogy Trails History Group
 * USGenWeb Archives-Boyd County Ky
 * Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Boyd County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records