Welcome to West Bloomfield ...

West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Bloomfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

A typical abbreviation for West Bloomfield: W. Bloomfield

West Bloomfield is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for West Bloomfield: (585)

The ZIP code for West Bloomfield: 14585<3>

Communities Also Named West Bloomfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Bloomfield - they are located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near West Bloomfield ...

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

• Rochester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Canandaigua
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
  • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <4>
• Geneseo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <4>
• East Rochester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Fairport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <4>
• Palmyra
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Avon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
• Honeoye Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye Falls
  • Honeoye Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye Falls <4>
• Victor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
• Caledonia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <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 West Bloomfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Bloomfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bloomfield ...

Looking for more information about West Bloomfield? 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 West Bloomfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Bloomfield.

Adding West Bloomfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Bloomfield post office opened in 1813.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Bloomfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

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