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Bolton is an unincorporated community in eastern Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is on a ridge between Cat Creek to the east and Fox Creek to the west approximately ten miles east-southeast of Bethany. The Wayne Helton Memorial State Wildlife Area is adjacent to the northeast.

History

A post office called Bolton was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1903. An early variant name was "Browns", after the local Brown family.

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