Welcome to Bloomingdale ...

Bloomingdale is located in the Adirondacks.

Bloomingdale is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomingdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Bloomingdale is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Bloomingdale is located in the (518) area code.

The ZIP code for Bloomingdale: 12913<3>

Communities Also Named Bloomingdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Bloomingdale - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bloomingdale ...

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

• Saranac Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
  • Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
• Lake Placid
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Ray Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Brook
  • Ray Brook is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray Brook <4>
• Whiteface
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
  • Whiteface is located in Essex County
• Merrillsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
  • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
• Paul Smiths
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Smiths
  • Paul Smiths is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul Smiths <4>
• Saranac Inn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saranac Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
  • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
• North Elba
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
  • North Elba is located in Essex County
• Upper Jay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jay
  • Upper Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Jay <4>
• Black Brook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
  • Black Brook is located in Clinton County

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 Bloomingdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloomingdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bloomingdale. 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 Bloomingdale.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomingdale ...

Looking for more information about Bloomingdale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bloomingdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bloomingdale.

Adding Bloomingdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bloomingdale post office opened in 1853.

We also found Bloomingdale in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomingdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/