Bolivar, Monroe County, Mississippi
This article is about the ghost town in northeastern Mississippi. For the unincorporated community in western Mississippi, see Bolivar, Mississippi.
| Bolivar | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
  Bolivar | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′50″N 88°26′36″W / 33.89722°N 88.44333°WCoordinates: 33°53′50″N 88°26′36″W / 33.89722°N 88.44333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 709317[1] |
Bolivar is a ghost town located in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.
Bolivar appeared on a map of Mississippi from 1836, and was located on a road midway between Hamilton and Cotton Gin Port.[2]
The New Hope Primitive Baptist Church was located there, and there may have also been one store.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bolivar (historical)
- ↑ http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/maps/map.php?map=73355-1-map (Map). Mississippi Department of Archives and History: A. Finley Philada. 1836. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Parish, Ray (1987). The Tubb Family of Monroe County, Mississippi and Their Kin. R. Parish. p. 13.
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