Boydsville, Kentucky and Tennessee

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

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]

[1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boydsville, Kentucky and Tennessee
[2]
"Weakley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
[3]
Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.

36.5020°N 88.5234°W / 36.5020; -88.5234

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[1] [1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boydsville, Kentucky and Tennessee

[2] [2]
"Weakley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

[3] [3]
Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.

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Boydsville, Kentucky and Tennessee

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