Bolivar, Monroe County, Mississippi

Bolivar is a ghost town located in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.

Bolivar
Bolivar
Coordinates: 33°53′50″N 88°26′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMonroe
Elevation
285 ft (87 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID709317[1]

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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bolivar (historical)
  2. 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)
  3. Parish, Ray (1987). The Tubb Family of Monroe County, Mississippi and Their Kin. R. Parish. p. 13.


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