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Welcome to Bolsa ...

Bolsa is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bolsa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Bolsa is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bolsa lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bolsa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Bolsa: This one is located in Orange County and the other is located in San Benito County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bolsa.

Websites for Bolsa ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near Bolsa ...

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

  • Long Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Anaheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Santa Ana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Irvine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Huntington Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fullerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Costa Mesa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Downey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <3>
  • Norwalk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>

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 Bolsa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bolsa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bolsa. 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 Bolsa.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bolsa ...

Looking for more information about Bolsa? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bolsa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bolsa.

Adding Bolsa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bolsa 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 for Bolsa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bolsa post office opened in 1886.

We also found Bolsa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bolsa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bolsa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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