Welcome to Bolton ...

The town of Bolton is located in Hinds County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bolton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bolton has a population of 534 people<3> (see below for details).

Bolton is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bolton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Bolton: (601) and (769)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bolton had an population of 534 people. This is a decrease of 5.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bolton had a population of 567 people. This makes Bolton the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Bolton represents 0.02% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 198th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 567 people, the population of Bolton decreased 9.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 629 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bolton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Bolton - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bolton ...

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

• Jackson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
• Ridgeland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <6>
• Clinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
• Byram
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <6>
• Richland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <6>
• Raymond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <6>
• Flora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <6>
• Terry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Terry is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <6>
• Edwards
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <6>
• Utica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <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 Bolton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bolton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bolton ...

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

Adding Bolton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bolton 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 Bolton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bolton post office opened in 1886.

We also found Bolton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bolton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/