Boyle County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Boyle County Courthouse 321 W Main Street #123 Danville, KY 40422 Phone: 859-238-1110 Boyle County Website

Biographies

 * KY Biographies, Kentucky Biographies Project

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


 * Cemeteries in Kentucky database gives directions to each cemetery in Boyle County
 * ePodunk list of Boyle County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Danville, Kentucky, Danville National Cemetery, 1862-2003 at Ancestry ($)
 * Boyd County Cemeteries, Interment.net

Census Records

 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

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

 * [Owens] Owens, David Hatfield. Owens Family of Virginia (Richmond, King George, Stafford, Prince William, Fauquier Counties) and Kentucky (Mason, Lewis, Fleming, Bracken, Mercer, Boyle Counties). Ann Arbor, Mich.: D.H. Owens, 1991.
 * [Moss] Moss, T.C. The David Moss Family: Green, Adair, Boyle, Barren, Hart, and Warren Co., Ky.; Williamson and Maury Co., Tenn.; Mississippi. Memphis, Tenn.: T.C. Moss, 1968.
 * [Warner] Reynolds, Lyman Foster. Peter Warner Born Maryland - Fredrick County: Revolutionary War Soldier (with George Washington in Capture of Trenton) to Lincoln County Kentucky 1780's, Children Settled in Kentucky; Lincoln, Garrard, Boyle, Mercer &amp; Washington Counties; Indiana Putnam County. Louisville, Ky.: L.F. Reynolds, 2007.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Maps and Gazetteers

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

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


 * - 10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company M.
 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, F, H and J.
 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Veteran Cavalry (Wolford's Cavalry) (Union), Companies A, B, and C.
 * - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company B.10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
 * -10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies H and M.

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battle was fought in Perryville County.


 * October 8, 1862 Perryville
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Kentucky.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

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

Newspapers

 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * 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 obituaries (Ancestry.com)
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1727-1990 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1774-1999 _ Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1804-1960 - Boyle County Kentucky list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
 * 1852 - 1864 - Boyle County Images of Wills, Estates, Inventories 1854-1893 at Kentucky Pioneers $
 * 1852 - 1864 - Images of Wills, Estates, Inventories etc. at Kentucky Pioneers ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at Family Search
 * 1852-1859 - Boyle County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Boyle County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1783-1979 - Kentucky Marriages 1783-1979 at Family Search
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1842-1844 - KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1842 - 1844 ~ Kentucky Pioneers $
 * 1842-1844 - Marriages Kentucky Pioneers ($)
 * 1852-1860 - Boyle County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866-1908 - Boyle County Marriage Index 1866-1908. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Boyle County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1889 - Boyle County Marriage Index 1875-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Boyle County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880-1888 - Boyle County Marriage Index 1880-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888-1899 - Boyle County Marriage Index 1888-1899. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1888-1906 - Boyle County Marriage Index 1888-1906. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Death

 * 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies

 * Boyle County Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc. PO Box 24 Parksville, KY 40464-0125 Website
 * Boyle County Genealogical Association PO Box 125 Parksville, KY 40464-0125 Website
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Boyle County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Boyle County KYGenWeb
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kencucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * Boyle County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Boyle County Genealogy and History - many records of Boyle County and northern Casey County.
 * Boyle 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