Boydsville, Kentucky and Tennessee explained

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

History

A post office called Boydsville was established on the Tennessee side in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1853.[1] Abner Boyd, the first postmaster, gave the community its name.[2]

References

36.502°N -88.5234°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weakley County . Jim Forte Postal History . 6 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094026/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=TN&county=Weakley . 4 March 2016 .
  2. Book: Miller, Larry L.. Tennessee Place-names. 2001. Indiana University Press. 0-253-21478-5. 27.

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