Bolivar County Mississippi GenWeb
Bolivar County Mississippi GenWeb
Bolivar County was formed in 1836 from the Choctaw Cession.
Bolivar was named for General Simon Bolivar, a South American
patriot. Bolivar County was created February 9, 1836. The current area is 879
square miles. The county is bounded on the north by Coahoma County, on the
south by Washington County, on the east by Sunflower County, and on the west by
the Mississippi River. More detailed information.
Bolivar County is now
divided into two judicial districts, each having its own county seat.
Rosedale is the county seat of the west district, and
Cleveland is the county seat of the east district.
The first settlers of
Bolivar County were planters who found the forty to sixty foot deep Delta soil
to be rich and fertile. The land had to first be laboriously cleared of the
evergreen, cane and bamboo, but once cleared, the settlers found rivers,
bayous, and lakes filled with edible fish, such as perch, jack, trout, bass,
and big river catfish weighing as much as 200 pounds. Game, such as wild ducks,
turkeys, deer, and quail were found in large numbers.
The levee system was first implemented during the 1850's to
the 1860's.
The first settlement in Bolivar County was Georgetown, located
in the southern part of the county. Georgetown was a river landing, and was
located on a plantation called Timber Lake Place, and belonging to John L. MARTIN
of Kentucky.
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