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Bolton’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Bolton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Bolton is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bolton had a population of 441. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 567 to 441 (-22%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bolton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bolton’s history is told.

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Charley PattonCharley PattonMusicCalvin SmithCalvin SmithNotableBennie ThompsonBennie ThompsonPolitics & LawBCBo CarterMusicSam ChatmonSam ChatmonMusicWVWalter VinsonMusic
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Bolton, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today10 photos
Bolton, Mississippi Water Tower 02CommonsBolton, Mississippi Water Tower 022025Bolton, Mississippi Water Tower 01CommonsBolton, Mississippi Water Tower 012025Bolton, Mississippi Post Office 06CommonsBolton, Mississippi Post Office 062025Bolton, Mississippi Post Office 05CommonsBolton, Mississippi Post Office 052025Bolton, Mississippi Post Office 04CommonsBolton, Mississippi Post Office 042025Bolton, Mississippi Post Office 03CommonsBolton, Mississippi Post Office 032025Bolton, Mississippi Post Office 02CommonsBolton, Mississippi Post Office 022025Bolton, Mississippi Post Office 01CommonsBolton, Mississippi Post Office 012025Champion Hill plaqueCommonsChampion Hill plaque2022MSMap-doton-BoltonCommonsMSMap-doton-Bolton2007
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bolton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bolton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Holly Grove Plantation House in Bolton, 3.4 miles away.

Bolton and the nearest listed places

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Holly Grove Plantation HouseChampion Hill BattlefieldShelton HousePeyton HouseGibbs-Von Seutter HouseDupree-Ratliff House

Closest to Bolton

Holly Grove Plantation HouseBolton · Built 18323.4miChampion Hill BattlefieldEdwards · District5.4miShelton HouseRaymond · Built 18306.3miPeyton HouseRaymond · Built 18316.5miGibbs-Von Seutter HouseRaymond · Building6.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Holly Grove Plantation House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bolton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bolton’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Clinton📜 Raymond📜 Edwards📜 Learned

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