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History · Bolton

20% of Bolton’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1909 on.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bolton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bolton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19093 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1994. Watch Bolton change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bolton’s history is told.

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On the map

Bolton on the map, 1909 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bolton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bolton on the 1909 USGS mapBolton on the 1971 USGS mapBolton on the 1994 USGS map1909Alliance sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bolton.

The story so far

Bolton, in brief

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

Bolton is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Stark County, Ohio, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Bolton had a population of 654. The CDP is in northeastern Stark County, in central Lexington Township. It is bordered to the south by the city of Alliance. U.S. Route 62T, a freeway bypass of Alliance, forms the border between Bolton and Alliance and leads southwest 20 miles (32 km) to Canton. Ohio State Route 183 (Iowa Avenue) forms the northeast edge of Bolton and leads north 6 miles (10 km) to Atwater. State Route 619 (Edison Street) leaves Route 183 in the center of Bolton and leads west 11 miles (18 km) t…

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Bolton, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Bolton

Nobody well known was born in Bolton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Perry KingAmerican actor · b. 1948
Yuri LowenthalAmerican voice actor · b. 1971
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David A. HuffmanAmerican computer scientist · b. 1925
Len DawsonAmerican football player · b. 1935
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Curtis J. HumphreysAmerican physicist · b. 1898
Rose Mary WoodsPersonal secretary to the President of the Unit… · b. 1917

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.