Boyd County, Kentucky
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 27 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Ashland, Catlettsburg.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP22 of 27 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
27 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBBoyd was formed in 1860 (1860-05-01) from Carter, Greenup, Lawrence.
BOYD created from CARTER, GREENUP, and LAWRENCE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusBoyd County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,044 | 12,165 | 18,834 | 29,281 | 45,938 | 49,949 | 52,163 | 55,513 | 49,752 | 48,261 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS74 cemeteries and 12 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 74 of 74 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Adams Cemetery |
| Alley Cemetery |
| Arthur Cemetery |
| Banfield Cemetery |
| Bates and Crum Cemetery |
| Bently Cemetery |
| Black Cemetery |
| Blacks Cemetery |
| Bowling Cemetery |
| Branham Cemetery |
| Brewer Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Bryants Cemetery |
| Burns Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Clarkson Cemetery |
| Click Cemetery |
| Coalton Cemetery |
| Couns Cemetery |
| Cumpston Cemetery |
| Cyrus Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Dickerson Cemetery |
| Eastham Cemetery |
| Fannin Cemetery |
| Fields Cemetery |
| Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens |
| Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Hamilton Cemetery |
| Hatten Cemetery |
| Hazelett Cemetery |
| Hazlet Cemetery |
| Hazlett Cemetery |
| Hensly Cemetery |
| Hogan Cemetery |
| Howe Cemetery |
| Hutchinson Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Johnston Cemetery |
| Kirby Flats Cemetery |
| Klaiber Cemetery |
| Lambert Cemetery |
| Lawson Cemetery |
| Leslie Cemetery |
| Lester Cemetery |
| Lockwood Cemetery |
| Lockwood Cemetery |
| Mc Knight Cemetery |
| McCalvin Cemetery |
| McGlowthen Cemetery |
| Musick Cemetery |
| Neece Cemetery |
| Newman Cemetery |
| Newman Cemetery |
| Patton Cemetery |
| Porter Cemetery |
| Prichard Cemetery |
| Prichard Cemetery |
| Queen Cemetery |
| Ratcliff Cemetery |
| Rawles Cemetery |
| Riffes Cemetery |
| Robinette Cemetery |
| Rose Hill Burial Park |
| Ross Cemetery |
| Runyon Cemetery |
| Sexton Cemetery |
| Steele Cemetery |
| Stevens Cemetery |
| Stewart Cemetery |
| Thacker Cemetery |
| Trace Cemetery |
| Winslow Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 12 of 12
| Name |
|---|
| Big Sandy |
| Chadwick Creek |
| Cliffside |
| Cloverdale |
| Durbin-Burnaugh |
| Geigers Crossing |
| Grassland |
| Little Garner |
| Oakland Addition |
| Riggs Tract |
| Trace |
| Whites Creek |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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