Welcome to Bolton ...

Bolton is located in Stephenson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bolton, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bolton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Bolton is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Bolton: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Bolton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Bolton - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bolton ...

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

• Freeport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
• Mount Morris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <6>
• Lena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
• Polo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <6>
• Pecatonica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecatonica have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecatonica
  • Pecatonica is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecatonica <6>
• Stockton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
• Mount Carroll
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carroll
  • Mount Carroll is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carroll <6>
• Forreston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
  • Forreston is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <6>
• Lanark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Lanark is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark <6>
• Milledgeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
  • Milledgeville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milledgeville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bolton ...

Looking for more information about Bolton? 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 Bolton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bolton.

Adding Bolton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bolton 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 Bolton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bolton post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bolton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bolton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov