Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Bible Records

 * Boyd County Bible Index at Rootsweb
 * Kentucky Bible Records at Access Genealogy

Biographies

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

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

 * 1860-1869 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1910-1977 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky 1785-1792 at KYKinFolk.com
 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases


 * Commonwealth of Kentucky, State Board of Elections at KY.gov
 * Contact information for all Kentucky County Court Clerks. Scroll down or use index at top of page to find desired county.


 * Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts.gov

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: Map of cities and towns in this county - 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 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection


 * - 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 ($)
 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb


 * 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, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1798-1943  at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1860-1900 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1860-1962 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Wills, Probates, Land, Tax and Criminal, Ancestry ($)

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 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1859 - Boyd County Birth Index 1859. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Boyd County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 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 $
 * 1785-1979 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1797-1954 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1875 - Boyd County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 Boyd County Kentucky Marriages
 * 1877-1878 - Boyd County Marriage Index 1877-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 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 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection — 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
 * - How to Use this Collection

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 Kentucky Family History Center
 * Huntington West Virginia Family History Center
 * Boyd County Public Library/Minnie Crawford Winder Room - an affiliate library.
 * Briggs Lawrence County Public Library - Ohio - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Boyd County Public Library  1740 Central Avenue Ashland, KY 41102 Phone: 606-329-0090 Website Multiple locations

Societies
Boyd County Historical Society/Boyd County Public Library 1740 Central Ave Ashland, KY 41101 Phone: 606-329-0090 Website Catlettsburg Historical Society 3420 Spring Street Catlettsburg, KY 41129 Eastern KY Genealogical Society Box 1544 Ashland, KY 41105-1544

Websites

 * 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