Bolivar, Monroe County, Mississippi

Ghost town in Mississippi, United States
33°53′50″N 88°26′36″W / 33.89722°N 88.44333°W / 33.89722; -88.44333CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyMonroeElevation
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 1831, 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. ^ "Mississippi" (Map). Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Archives and History: A. Finley Philada. 1836.
  3. ^ Parish, Ray (1987). The Tubb Family of Monroe County, Mississippi and Their Kin. R. Parish. p. 13.
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