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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 Bolton (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 Bolton. 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 hospitals and 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.

Bolton is located in Hinds County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.

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

  • Hinds County     (The home county of Bolton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
    • Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Brownsville is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Raymond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Edwards
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oakley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Oakley is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Palestine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Palestine is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Learned
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Adams
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Adams is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Choctaw Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Byram
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Newman is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Claiborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
    • Rocky Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Carlisle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
    • Carpenter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Crystal Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Myles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Myles is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
  • Issaquena County
    • Valley Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
    • Adelle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Adelle is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
    • Flora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Flora is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <1>
    • Kearney Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kearney Park is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
    • Ridgeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mannsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
    • Twelve Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
    • Madison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Canton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Madisonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pearson is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Flowood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pearl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pearl is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <1>
    • Florence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Clear Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
    • Whites
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Whites is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Alonzo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Alonzo is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
    • King
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • King is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Brandon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Fannin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fannin is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
    • Russellville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Russellville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Newmans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Newmans is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
    • Villanova
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Villanova is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
    • Redwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Redwood is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
    • Haynes Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
    • Vicksburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Stout
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Stout is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
    • Bentonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Satartia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Satartia is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Anding
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Anding is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
    • Oil City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Oil City is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Nod
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nod is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
  • Madison Parish (LA)
    • Delta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Bolton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bolton.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bolton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bolton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Underhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowles Meade Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Birdsong Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedwell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clinton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tinnin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bolton had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bolton had a population of 523 people.

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

  • Raymond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edwards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • McRaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McRaven is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
  • Oakley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oakley is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Nevada
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Nevada is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Learned
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Palestine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Palestine is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Van Winkle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
  • Cynthia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cynthia is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
  • Green Crossing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
  • Midway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Midway is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Adams
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Adams is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Dry Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
    • Flora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Flora is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Bolton ...

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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bolton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bolton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bolton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bolton:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bolton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.