Boldo, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Boldo, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Boldo
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Walker
Population Total:approx. 500
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:463
Coordinates:33.8539°N -87.1828°W
Postal Code:35504
Area Codes:205, 659
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:114684

Boldo is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Boldo is located along Alabama State Route 69, 6miles north-northeast of Jasper.

History

Boldo was named after a proud young deer or "bold doe" as noted by Willie Barton in her book about the history of Boldo called "Tracks of a Bold Doe".[1] A post office operated under the name Boldo from 1878 to 1904.[2] Boldo was formerly home to Boldo School, which served as a location for teaching vocational agriculture as outlined in the Smith–Hughes Act.[3] Around 1876 Leroy Williams build a Mill on Blackwater Creek, known as Williams Mill. In 1903, the Boldo Grist Mill served as a flour and grist mill for people of the surrounding area.[4]

Schools

Boldo Junior High School (1908-1981) "Bulldogs"

Local attractions

Dixie Saddle Club - Boldo Lions Club

Notes and References

  1. Book: Willie L. Barton. Tracks of a Bold Doe: The History of Boldo Community, Walker County, Alabama. 1991. Gregath Publishing Company.
  2. Web site: Walker County . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 July 2015.
  3. Book: National Child Labor Committee (U.S.). Edward Nicholas Clopper. Child welfare in Alabama: an inquiry. 1918. National child labor committee. 90.
  4. Book: Benjamin Mortimer Hall. Edwin Clarence Eckel. Eugene Allen Smith. Eugene Allen Smith. A Preliminary Report on a Part of the Water Powers of Alabama. 1903. Brown printing Company. 184.