John Brock, one of the first British settlers in the Bolinda district, named his stationBullando Vale. However, it is not clear whether this is connected in any way to the present name.
Rupert Clarke owned a property named Bolinda Vale, near Romsey which had been in his family, as squatters, from 1860 or earlier.
Bolinda Post Office opened on 12 June 1879 and closed in 1980.
The community today is centred on the primary school (established 1870), community hall and recreation reserve.
^Mitchell, Peter; Alan Jackson; Carol Moore; Gavin Smith (2004). Romsey: A Veritable Garden of Eden. Romsey: West Bourke Books Inc. ISBN0-646-43570-1.
^"Fires in Victoria". The West Australian. Vol. XXI, no. 5, 866. Western Australia. 3 January 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
