Bolding Ghost Town

Union County, Arkansas33.0837, -92.2293

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
13 miWest Crossett, AR
Mild months
Jan–Dec9 of 12
Next ghost town
55 miAnsley
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Bolding. No free-licensed photo yet.

Bolding is a former settlement in Union County, Arkansas, listed among the ghost towns of Arkansas.

On the map

20 mi40 miEl DoradoBastropSwartzCrossettFarmervilleSterlingtonNorth CrossettBolding
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Bolding. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is West Crossett, AR, about 13 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bossier City, LA, 91 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Ansley55 mi southwest
  2. Princeton64 mi east
  3. Eunice66 mi northeast
  4. Ben Lomond66 mi east
  5. New Mexico67 mi east
  6. Leota67 mi east
  7. Transylvania67 mi southeast
  8. Duncansby67 mi east

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5634Jan6036Feb6843Mar7650Apr8360May8967Jun9270Jul9269Aug8862Sep7750Oct6641Nov5836DecJan: 5.6 inFeb: 5.3 inMar: 5.8 inApr: 5.7 inMay: 4.9 inJun: 3.8 inJul: 4.9 inAug: 4.3 inSep: 4.2 inOct: 5.1 inNov: 4.5 inDec: 5.8 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Monroe 26 N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Monroe 26 N station (USW00053961), 15 miles away. About 59.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationUnion County, Arkansas
Coordinates33.08370, -92.22930
Also known asBolding, Arkansas, Bolding, AR
SourcesWikidata Q4939111 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Bolding ghost town?

In Union County, Arkansas, at 33.0837, -92.2293. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is West Crossett, AR, about 13 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bossier City, LA, 91 miles away.

Can you visit Bolding?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Bolding?

Mild months here run September to May, judging by NOAA normals from Monroe 26 N. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

More ghost towns in Arkansas

All 51 ghost towns in Arkansas