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Welcome to South Bolivar ...

South Bolivar is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Bolivar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for South Bolivar: S. Bolivar

South Bolivar is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near South Bolivar ...

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

  • Olean
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <3>
  • Wellsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coudersport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Port Allegany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
  • Shinglehouse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Andover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolivar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Portville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Belmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Bolivar ...

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

Adding South Bolivar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Bolivar 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 (so far) for South Bolivar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Bolivar post office opened in 1854. The South Bolivar post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Bolivar.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Bolivar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/