Welcome to Bolton ...

Bolton is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bolton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

Bolton is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bolton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bolton: (518)

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, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

• Glens Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Falls
  • Glens Falls is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glens Falls <3>
• Hudson Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Falls
  • Hudson Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Falls <3>
• South Glens Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
  • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
• Fort Edward
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
  • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <3>
• Whitehall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <3>
• Lake George
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
  • Lake George is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <3>
• Fort Ann
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ann
  • Fort Ann is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ann <3>
• West Haven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
  • West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
• North Bolton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bolton
  • North Bolton is located in Warren County
• Riverbank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Riverbank is located in Warren County

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.<5>

From that list, the Bolton post office opened in 1816.

We also found Bolton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/