Boldo, Alabama
Boldo, Alabama | |
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  Boldo, Alabama  Boldo, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′14″N 87°10′58″W / 33.85389°N 87.18278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Walker |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | approx. 500 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 205 |
| GNIS feature ID | 114684[1] |
Boldo is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.[1] Boldo is located along Alabama State Route 69, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Jasper.
History
The name Boldo came from Native Americans living in the area who named it after a proud young deer or "bold doe" as noted by Willie Barton in his book about the history of Boldo called "Tracks of a Bold Doe". Several of these Native Americans are buried in the local Boldo cemetery.[2] A post office operated under the name Boldo from 1878 to 1904.[3] Boldo was formerly home to Boldo Rural School, which served as a location for teaching vocational agriculture as outlined in the Smith–Hughes Act.[4] In 1903, the Boldo Grist Mill served as a flour and grist mill for people of the surrounding area.[5]
Across the road that goes around Boldo Cemetery is a new cemetery known as Boldo Memory Gardens. Many think it is all one cemetery with a new section added.
Schools
Boldo Junior High School (1908-1981) "Bulldogs"
Local attractions
Dixie Saddle Club
Notes
- ^ a b "Boldo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Willie L. Barton (1991). Tracks of a Bold Doe: The History of Boldo Community, Walker County, Alabama. Gregath Publishing Company.
- ^ "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ National Child Labor Committee (U.S.); Edward Nicholas Clopper (1918). Child welfare in Alabama: an inquiry. National child labor committee. p. 90.
- ^ Benjamin Mortimer Hall; Edwin Clarence Eckel; Eugene Allen Smith (1903). A Preliminary Report on a Part of the Water Powers of Alabama. Brown printing Company. p. 184.
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