Headnote

BOLIVAR COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Mississippi, on the east side of Mississippi river. Area, 1,700 square miles. Seat of justice, Bolivar. Pop. in 1840, 1,356; in 1850, 2,577. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Mississippi

Bolivar County, Mississippi (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
BOLIVAR COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Mississippi, on the east side of Mississippi river. Area, 1,700 square miles. Seat of justice, Bolivar. Pop. in 1840, 1,356; in 1850, 2,577.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 46.
Name Type
Bolivar, MS County
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