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Boyle County, Kentucky

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Date: 1842 [unknown]
Location: Boyle, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Introduction

This page is intended to provide historical context and references that may assist Boyle County researchers with their genealogy and family history endeavors. It is still a work in progress: your input and suggestions are welcome. Volunteers are always welcome!
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  • The coordinator for this county is: Pam D.

History/Timeline

  • Boyle County was formed in 1842 from sections of Lincoln and Mercer Counties and named for John Boyle (1774-abt.1834) who was the Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 1810 to 1826.

Government Offices

  • The first courthouse was built in 1844. The courthouse burned in 1860 and the second and present courthouse was constructed on the same site in 1860 to 1862 at a cost of $15,000. An addition was constructed in 1899.


Geography


Adjacent counties

Northwest
Washington County, Kentucky
North
Mercer County, Kentucky
Northeast
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West
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Garrard County
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Southwest
Marion County
South
Casey County
Southeast
Lincoln County, Kentucky

Boyle County Communities

African American Communities of Boyle County
  • African American Communities of Boyle County
    In Boyle County, at least five African-American communities were established during the post Civil War era, including Clifton, Stoney Point, Wilsonville, Needmore and Little Needmore (Brown, 1993: NP). The hamlets developed on land donated or sold by farmers and laid into small lots for residences and various other buildings. A large percentage of male residents farmed as sharecroppers while others worked as blacksmiths, carpenters, and in other trades. …most hamlets were created along well-traveled, secondary roads with few having any commercial businesses or post offices.

Demographics

Census Year Resident Population Increase/Decrease in Population
1850 9,116
1860 9,304 2.1%
1870 9,515 2.3%
1880 11,930 25.4%
1890 12,948 8.5%
1900 13,817 6.7%
1910 14,668 6.2%-
1920 14,998 2.2%
1930 16,282 8.6%
1940 17,075 4.9%
1950 20,532 20.2%
1960 21,257 3.5%
1970 21,090 −0.8%
1980 25,066 18.9%
1990 25,641 2.3%
2000 27,697 8.0%
2010 28,432 2.7%
2020 30,614 7.7%
2021 (est.) 30,747 0.4%

Notables

  • Recommended Ephraim McDowel: [1]

Slavery in Boyle County

Boyle County Slavery Lists slaves and slave owners with profiles.

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1850 Slave Schedule
  • 612 slave owners
  • 2,968 Black slaves
  • 456 Mulatto slaves
  • 129 free Blacks
  • 189 free Mulattoes

1860 Slave Schedule, Boyle County, Kentucky

  • 505 slave owners
  • 2,677 Black slaves
  • 2 Colored slaves [1 owned by R. W. Washington, 1 owned by Wm Owsley]
  • 559 Mulatto slaves
  • 192 free Blacks
  • 243 free Mulattoes
Slavery ended on December 18, 1865.
1870 U.S. Federal Census
  • 2,995 Blacks
  • 657 Mulattoes
  • About 103 U.S. Colored Troops listed Boyle County, KY, as their birth location.

A sampling of some resources. Documents Listing Slaves and Their Owners

Free Blacks of Boyle County in 1862

Major Highways

  • U.S. Route 68
  • U.S. Route 127
  • U.S. Route 150
  • Kentucky Route 33
  • Kentucky Route 34
  • Kentucky Route 37
  • Kentucky Route 52
  • Kentucky Route 300

Cemetery Resources


Boyle County Resources

Original County Documents

Boyle County Court Clerk maintains many original documents dating from 1842 to the present, including:
  • Marriage Records
  • Land Sales and Leases
  • Wills
  • Power of Attorney Assignments
  • Affidavits of Descent

Birth Records

Census Records

Marriages

Death Records

Wills

Military Records

Recent Obituaries

Other Boyle County Resources

KY Statewide Online

Sources





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