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Bolivar

Bolivar is a town in , United States. The population was 1,072 at the 2020 census. The town is named for revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar.
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  • Type: Village with 1,070 residents
  • Description: town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Bolivar, West Virginia”, “Bolivar, WV”, and “Mudfort”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Virginius Island and Curtis Freewill Baptist Church.

Island
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is a formerly inhabited of some 12 acres, on the in , . The island was created by the Shenandoah Canal, constructed by the Patowmack Company between 1806 and 1807, which separates it from the town of Harpers Ferry.

Church
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Railway station
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is a railway station in . It is served by the Amtrak Floridian intercity service as well as the MARC Brunswick Line commuter service.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harpers Ferry and Silver Grove.

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is a historic town of 285 people in the northern corner of the just inside . It is a natural transportation hub: the Shenandoah River empties into the Potomac there.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. lies between the along the and the Loudoun Heights of the . is situated 1½ miles south of Bolivar.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , near and . It is located in the Between the Hills region of the county along Harpers Ferry Road and is bounded to its northwest and northeast by the on the . is situated 2 miles east of Bolivar.

Bolivar

Latitude
39.32343° or 39° 19′ 24″ north
Longitude
-77.75277° or 77° 45′ 10″ west
Population
1,070
Elevation
499 feet (152 metres)
Open location code
87F486FW+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158657053
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4799766
Wiki­data ID
Q3313625
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Bolivar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوليفار”
  • Asturian: “Bolivar (Virxinia Occidental)”
  • Asturian: “Bolivar”
  • Basque: “Bolivar”
  • Catalan: “Bolivar”
  • Cebuano: “Bolivar”
  • Chechen: “Боливар”
  • Chinese: “Bolivar”
  • Dutch: “Bolivar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بوليفار”
  • French: “Bolivar”
  • German: “Bolivar”
  • Gilaki: “بلیوار (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “بلیوار”
  • Hungarian: “Bolivar”
  • Italian: “Bolivar”
  • Japanese: “ボリバル”
  • Ladin: “Bolivar”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bolivar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bolivar”
  • Persian: “بالور”
  • Polish: “Bolivar”
  • Portuguese: “Bolivar”
  • Serbian: “Боливар”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bolivar, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bolivar”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بولیوار، باتی ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Bolivar”
  • Spanish: “Bolívar”
  • Swedish: “Bolivar, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Bolivar”
  • Tatar: “Боливар”
  • Ukrainian: “Болівар”
  • Urdu: “بولیور، مغربی ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “بولیور”
  • Volapük: “Bolivar, West Virginia”
  • Volapük: “Bolivar”
  • Welsh: “Bolivar, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Bolivar”

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