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Boyd County was the 107th of 120 counties formed in Kentucky and was established in 1860 from parts of surrounding Greenup, Carter, and Lawrence Counties. [3] It was named for Linn Boyd of Paducah, former U.S. congressman, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, who died in 1859 soon after being elected lieutenant governor of Kentucky.
Location of Boyd County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Boyd County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
Ashland is a home rule-class city [3] in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon a southern bank of the Ohio River at the state border with Ohio and near West Virginia. The population was 21,625 at the 2020 census.
Aug. 9—According to a press release from Visit AKY, Boyd County's tourism in 2022 surged, propelling the creation of 1,109 jobs, $32.1 million in labor income and a total of $155.21 million in ...
The Boyd County Courthouse in Catlettsburg, with a statue of John Milton Elliott. The Catlett name is still used on a tributary to the Ohio River, Catlett's Creek, which follows Kentucky Route 168 for many miles west of the city. Catlettsburg annexed two nearby communities on its borders in the late 19th century: Hampton City to the south side ...
Boyd County Circuit Judge George Davis increased the bail amount for Austin Adam Frazier, 27, and Kayla Marie Frazier, 32, to $1 million after the ... Upgraded charges in child torture case Skip ...
Aug. 4—CANNONSBURG — A drive-thru food distribution project by the Facing Hunger Foodbank assisted more than 100 families at Boyd County High School on Friday. The non-profit organization aims ...
In 1780, Kentucky County was divided into Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties. Kentucky was admitted as a state in 1792, when it had nine counties. [4] Each county has a legislative council called the fiscal court; [5] despite the name, it no longer has any responsibility for judicial proceedings. [6]