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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bolivar (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bolivar. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bolivar is located in Polk County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Bolivar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bolivar:

  • Polk County     (The home county of Bolivar)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
    • Aldrich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Halfway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Morrisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fair Play
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
      • Fair Play is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <2>
    • Goodson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
    • Polk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Polk County
    • Dunnegan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnegan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
    • Brighton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
    • Eudora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in Polk County
    • Pleasant Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
      • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <2>
    • Flemington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Sentinel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
    • Stockton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>
    • Umber View Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umber View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Caplinger Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caplinger Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
    • Bona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
      • Bona is located in Dade County
    • Dadeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <2>
    • Corry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Corry is located in Dade County
    • Glen Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
    • Everton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <2>
    • Arcola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Pilgrim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
      • Pilgrim is located in Dade County
    • Greenfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
    • Buffalo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Louisburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Urbana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <2>
    • Tunas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
      • Tunas is located in Dallas County
    • Long Lane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
    • Windyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
      • Windyville is located in Dallas County
    • Leadmine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
      • Leadmine is located in Dallas County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <2>
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Fair Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
      • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <2>
    • Willard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <2>
    • Ash Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bois D'Arc
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Springfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Strafford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <2>
    • Brookline Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookline Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
      • Brookline Station is located in Greene County
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
    • Elkton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
    • Pittsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <2>
    • Galmey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galmey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
    • Nemo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
    • Weaubleau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
      • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <2>
    • Wheatland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <2>
    • Hermitage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <2>
    • Preston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
    • Quincy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
    • Cross Timbers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
    • Collins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <2>
    • Gerster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
      • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Cobb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
    • Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
    • Elkland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
    • Conklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
      • Conklin is located in Webster County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bolivar, see our County-by-County Page for Bolivar.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bolivar ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bolivar.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bolivar. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bolivar and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bolivar.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Bolivar.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bolivar:

Cemeteries Near Bolivar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bolivar.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bolivar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Bolivar City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bolivar City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolivar.
    • The Bolivar City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolivar City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146493 <5>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Mt. Gilread Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunaway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunaway Cemetery
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
  • Goff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goff Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
  • Hensley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
  • Wollard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wollard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wollard Cemetery
  • Pickel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (219 more) ...
    • Slagle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Slagle Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Slagle Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Slagle Creek MB Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slagle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984712 <5>
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Akard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akard Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bolivar had a population of 1,485 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bolivar had a population of 11,196 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.

  • Slagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
    • Slagle is located in Polk County
  • Burns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Polk County
  • Wishart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wishart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
    • Wishart is located in Polk County
  • Sunset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Polk County
  • Aldrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
    • Aldrich is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Orleans ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Polk County
  • Morrisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Halfway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Fair Play
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
    • Fair Play is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <2>
  • Rondo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rondo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
    • Rondo is located in Polk County
  • Goodson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
    • Goodson is located in Polk County
  • Polk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Polk County
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    • Brighton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
    • Schofield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
      • Schofield is located in Polk County
    • Dunnegan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnegan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bolivar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bolivar.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bolivar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bolivar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6141, Longitude: -93.4113    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bolivar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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