Welcome to Bloomfield ...

Bloomfield is located in Loudoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

Bloomfield is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Bloomfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bloomfield, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Bloomfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 52 communities that are also named Bloomfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois (4), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bloomfield ...

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

• Leesburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Petersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Purcellville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <4>
• Charles Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <4>
• Ranson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
• Berryville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Lovettsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <4>
• Haymarket
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <4>
• Bolivar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
• Middleburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <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 Bloomfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloomfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomfield ...

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

Adding Bloomfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Bloomfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bloomfield post office opened in 1817.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/