Bolivar, Monroe County, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:Bolivar, Mississippi
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:Bolivar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Monroe
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:87
Elevation Ft:285
Coordinates:33.8972°N -88.4433°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:709317

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

Bolivar appeared on a map of Mississippi from 1831, and was located on a road midway between Hamilton and Cotton Gin Port.[1]

The New Hope Primitive Baptist Church was located there, and there may have also been one store.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Mississippi . A. Finley Philada . https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/maps/detail/191633 . Mississippi . 1836 . Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
  2. Book: Parish, Ray . The Tubb Family of Monroe County, Mississippi and Their Kin . R. Parish . 1987 . 13.