Bolivar, Monroe County, Mississippi

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Bolivar, Mississippi
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMonroe
Elevation
285 ft (87 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID709317[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

  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. {{cite map}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |mapurl= ignored (|map-url= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Parish, Ray (1987). The Tubb Family of Monroe County, Mississippi and Their Kin. R. Parish. p. 13.