Welcome to South Bolivar ...

South Bolivar is located in Allegany County<1>.

The location of South Bolivar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
  • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
• Wellsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Coudersport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coudersport
  • Coudersport is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coudersport <4>
• Port Allegany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allegany
  • Port Allegany is located in McKean County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allegany <4>
• Cuba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Shinglehouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <4>
• Andover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Bolivar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Portville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
  • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
• Belmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>

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 for South Bolivar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found South Bolivar in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

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