Welcome to Blooming Grove ...

Blooming Grove is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Blooming Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blooming Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for Blooming Grove: Blooming Grv.

Blooming Grove is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blooming Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Blooming Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Blooming Grove - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blooming Grove.

Communities near Blooming Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blooming Grove.

• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Butler County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Connersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <4>
• Batesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
• Brookville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Sunman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunman
  • Sunman is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunman <4>
• Saint Leon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
  • Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
• Oldenburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
  • Oldenburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldenburg <4>
• West College Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West College Corner
  • West College Corner is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West College Corner <4>
• Laurel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blooming Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blooming Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blooming Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blooming Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blooming Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Blooming Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blooming Grove ...

Looking for more information about Blooming Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blooming Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blooming Grove.

Adding Blooming Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blooming Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blooming Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blooming Grove post office opened in 1832.

We also found Blooming Grove in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blooming Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blooming Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov