Welcome to Bolinger ...

Bolinger is located in Bossier Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bolinger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Bolinger is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bolinger: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Bolinger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bolinger - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Bolinger ...

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

• Springhill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Springhill is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <5>
• Vivian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <5>
• Benton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
• Cullen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Cullen is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <5>
• Cotton Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
  • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <5>
• Sarepta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
  • Sarepta is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarepta <5>
• Taylor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Columbia County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Bradley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <5>
• Hosston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosston
  • Hosston is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosston <5>
• Rodessa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
  • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bolinger ...

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

Adding Bolinger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bolinger 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 Bolinger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Bolinger post office opened in 1895.

We also found Bolinger on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bolinger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/