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Bolivar, Monroe County, Mississippi

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This article is about the ghost town in northeastern Mississippi. For the unincorporated community in western Mississippi, see Bolivar, Mississippi.
Bolivar
Ghost town
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.


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