Bolivar, Monroe County, Mississippi

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

Bolivar, Mississippi
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 33°53′50″N 88°26′36″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Monroe
Elevation	285 ft (87 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	709317[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.