Welcome to Bolivar ...

The town of Bolivar is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Bolivar was established in 1825.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bolivar has a population of 1,026 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Bolivar is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bolivar: (304) & (681)<5>

Websites for Bolivar ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jeffersoncounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bolivar, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bolivar had an population of 1,026 people. This is a decrease of 1.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bolivar had a population of 1,045 people. This makes Bolivar the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Bolivar represents 0.06% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 105th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,045 people, the population of Bolivar has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,045 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bolivar.

Communities Also Named Bolivar ...

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 Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bolivar.

Communities near Bolivar ...

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

• Frederick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <6>
• Leesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <6>
• Martinsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <6>
• Purcellville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <6>
• Brunswick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <6>
• Charles Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <6>
• Ranson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <6>
• Middletown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <6>
• Berryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <6>
• Boonsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <6>

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Adding Bolivar to Our Gazetteer ...

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.<7>

From that list, the Bolivar post office opened in 1892.

We also found Bolivar on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bolivar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/