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40.225284, -93.835226
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We found 22 communities that share the name Bolton.
Within Missouri, the name Bolton is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Connecticut
Tolland County
This Bolton is located in Tolland County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Bolton.
Georgia
Fulton County
This Bolton is located in Fulton County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Bolton.
Illinois
Stephenson County
This Bolton is located in Stephenson County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of Bolton.
Iowa
Mahaska County
This Bolton is located in Mahaska County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Bolton.
Kansas
Montgomery County
This Bolton is located in Montgomery County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bolton.
Kentucky
Lawrence County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bolton [Lawrence County].
Maryland
Charles County
This Bolton is located in Charles County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the east of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Bolton.
Queen Anne's County
This Bolton is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Bolton.
Massachusetts
Worcester County
This Bolton is located in Worcester County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Bolton.
Michigan
Alpena County
This Bolton is located in Alpena County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpena County community of Bolton.
Mississippi
Hinds County
This Bolton is located in Hinds County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Bolton.
New York
Warren County
This Bolton is located in Warren County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Bolton.
North Carolina
Columbus County
This Bolton is located in Columbus County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Bolton.
Ohio
Stark County
This Bolton is located in Stark County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the east of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Bolton.
Ontario
This Bolton lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Bolton is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Bolton.
South Dakota
Clay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Bolton [Clay County].
Tennessee
Shelby County
This Bolton is located in Shelby County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Bolton.
Texas
Van Zandt County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bolton [Van Zandt County].
Vermont
Chittenden County
This Bolton is located in Chittenden County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Bolton.
Virginia
Russell County
This Bolton is located in Russell County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bolton that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Bolton.
Wisconsin
Oneida County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Bolton [Oneida County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolton ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Bethany (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Hickory Creek (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bolton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bolton and extending to:
Bethany, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bolton to Bethany, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bolton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bolton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2253, Longitude: -93.8352 In this case, the coordinates for Bolton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Bolton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Bolton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Bolton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.581 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.857 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.065 degrees.