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Welcome to Boligee ...

The town of Boligee is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boligee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Boligee has a population of 281 people<2> (see below for details).

Boligee is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boligee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Boligee: 205 & 659<4>

The ZIP code for Boligee: 35443<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boligee had an population of 281 people. This is a decrease of 14.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boligee had a population of 328 people. This makes Boligee the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 328 people, the population of Boligee decreased 11.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 369 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Boligee.

Communities near Boligee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boligee.

  • Livingston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eutaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Forkland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Akron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Epes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Epes is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Gainesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Geiger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Emelle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Miller
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boligee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boligee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boligee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boligee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boligee. See our Newspapers Page for Boligee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boligee ...

Looking for more information about Boligee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Boligee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boligee.

Adding Boligee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boligee in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Boligee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Boligee post office opened in 1838.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boligee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Boligee.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boligee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Boligee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Boligee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Boligee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boligee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/