Welcome to Bolivar ...
Bolivar is located Bolivar is located in Denton County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Bolivar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872. Bolivar is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Bolivar lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Bolivar - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New York (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bolivar. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bolivar. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bolivar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bolivar. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Bolivar. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bolivar. See our Newspapers Page for Bolivar. Looking for more information about 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 Bolivar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bolivar. We originally found mention of 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 Bolivar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Bolivar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bolivar.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bolivar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Denton County: www.co.denton.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bolivar ...
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From that list, the Bolivar post office opened in 1872.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Denton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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> 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> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/