On December 13, 1799, the Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation to form Floyd County as the 40th county of Kentucky. The county was made from parts of Fleming, Montgomery, and Mason County, Kentucky. The legislation became effective on June 1, 1800. It contained all or part of Lawrence, Pike, Morgan, Breathitt, Letcher, Johnson, Rowan, Magoffin ,Wolfe, Elliott, Menifee, Martin, Knott and Perry. Final Boundary was formed in 1884.
The county was named for James John Floyd. The county seat was Preston's Station, located on the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River and was later renamed Prestonsburg. It was founded in 1797. The first court house burned down on April 8, 1808, destroying all the early records, so the earliest records of government activity come from the year 1808. Prestonsburg was used as a Confederate stronghold during the Civil War and two battles took place nearby: the Battle of Ivy Mountain on November 8, 1861 and the Battle of Middle Creek on January 10, 1862. Both were Union victories. The first post office opened in 1816 as Floyd Court House.
I am the new coordinator for this Floyd County, KYGenWeb site. My name is Suzanne Shephard. Please feel free to contact me or my Assistant coordinator, Rick Reed with submissions, problems or whatever you may need.. I do not live in Floyd Co. but am a descendant of Anthony & Mary Heppel Hall.
Floyd County's web site is undergoing major renovation! Please excuse any broken links or problems that you might find. I'll have the site back up and running in no time!! Thanks!
Sherri Bradley is the coordinator for the state of Kentucky. If you are interested in hosting a county page or helping to host one, please contact her.
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