2000 Population:
27,697 County Seat: Danville
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From History
of Kentucky by Kerr, 1922
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Boyle County was named for Hon. John Boyle,
who was chief justice of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky for nearly seventeen
years.
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History from
Collins' History of Kentucky, 1877
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Boyle county, the 94th in order of
organization, was, after a struggle in the legislature for about thirty
years, fromed in 1842, out of parts of Mercer and Lincoln counties,
and named in honor of ex-chief justice John Boyle. It is bounded
on the N by Mercer county, E by Garrard, S by Casey and Lincoln, and W
by Marion. The soil generally is very deep and rich, and lies well for
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