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Boyle County, Kentucky

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History

Boyle County was formed on February 15, 1842 from sections of Lincoln County and Mercer County. It is named for John Boyle, Congressman, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and U.S. District Judge.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States John Marshall Harlan, a supporter of civil rights and the sole dissenter in the Civil Rights Cases and Plessy v. Ferguson, was born in Boyle County in 1833.

A courthouse fire in 1860 resulted in the loss of some county records.

During the American Civil War, the Battle of Perryville took place here on October 8, 1862, fought between the Confederate Army of Mississippi and the Union Army of the Ohio. 7,407 men fell in the battle.

Adjacent Counties

Communities

  • Aliceton
  • Alum Springs
  • Atoka
  • Brumfield
  • Danville (County Seat)
  • Forkland
  • Junction City
  • Little Needmore
  • Mitchellsburg
  • Needmore
  • Parksville
  • Perryville
  • Shelby City

Links

Wikipedia

Danville Confederate Monument

Perryville Confederate Monument

Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site

Perryville Union Monument

Unknown Confederate Dead Monument

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

Boyle County Genealogical & Historical Society

KY Kinfolk

Roots Web

USGW Archives

RAOGK

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Hearthstone Legacy

Kentucky Pioneers

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