Boydsville, Kentucky and Tennessee

Boydsville is an unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky and Weakley County, Tennessee, in the United States.^[1]

History

A post office called Boydsville was established on the Tennessee side in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1853.^[2] Abner Boyd, the first postmaster, gave the community its name.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boydsville, Kentucky and Tennessee
↑ "Weakley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
↑ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.

Municipalities and communities of Graves County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Mayfield
Cities	Mayfield Water Valley Wingo
CDPs	Fancy Farm Farmington Hickory Lowes Pryorsburg Sedalia Symsonia
Unincorporated communities	Bell City Boaz Boydsville‡ Clear Springs Cuba Dogwood Dublin Dukedom‡ Feliciana Folsomdale Golo Kaler Kansas Lynnville Melber‡ Pottsville Viola West Viola Westplains Wheel
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Municipalities and communities of Weakley County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Dresden
Cities	Greenfield Martin McKenzie‡
Towns	Dresden Gleason Sharon
Unincorporated communities	Austin Springs Boydsville‡ Dukedom‡ Gardner Latham Palmersville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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