Welcome to Boldman ...

Boldman is primarily located in Floyd County<1>. A portion of Boldman extends into Pike County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boldman, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Boldman is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Boldman lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Boldman: 606

Communities near Boldman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boldman.

• Pikeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <3>
• Prestonsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
• Coal Run Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Pippa Passes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Martin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
• Wheelwright
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
• Wayland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayland is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
• Allen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
• Blue Moon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
• Dana
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dana is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boldman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boldman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boldman. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boldman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boldman. See our Newspapers Page for Boldman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boldman ...

Looking for more information about Boldman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Boldman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boldman.

Adding Boldman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boldman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Boldman was on a map titled Map of Kentucky (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boldman.