Bolton, Missouri

Bolton is an unincorporated community in eastern Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on a ridge between Cat Creek to the east and Fox Creek to the west approximately ten miles east-southeast of Bethany. The Wayne Helton Memorial State Wildlife Area is adjacent to the northeast.[2]

History

A post office called Bolton was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1903.[3] An early variant name was "Browns", after the local Brown family.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bolton, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 21 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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