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Welcome to Blooming ...

Blooming is located in Washington County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Blooming, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Blooming is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blooming lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Blooming: (503) & (971)<3>

Communities near Blooming ...

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

  • Portland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
    • Beaverton is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <4>
  • Tigard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
    • Tigard is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <4>
  • Lake Oswego
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
    • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <4>
  • Tualatin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Newberg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
    • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <4>
  • Sherwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Sherwood is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,746 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blooming.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blooming ...

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

Adding Blooming to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blooming post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blooming.

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blooming - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (971) is an overlay for area code (503).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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