Abandoned Record
About Bolding
Bolding is an unincorporated community in Union County, Arkansas, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Bolding, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Bolding is
Historic maps
11 historic USGS maps cover Bolding
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1934 Felsenthal sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1937 Felsenthal sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1938 Felsenthal sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1939 Felsenthal sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 El Dorado sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 El Dorado sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 El Dorado sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 El Dorado sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Huttig sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 El Dorado sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 El Dorado sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Bolding": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Bolding, Arkansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4939111.
- USGS GNIS 57405.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).