Welcome to West Bloomfield ...
West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Bloomfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
A typical abbreviation for West Bloomfield: W. Bloomfield
West Bloomfield is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Bloomfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
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 New York.
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.
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Waupaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Omro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Hortonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Winneconne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Wautoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Redgranite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Weyauwega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Manawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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.
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.<4>
From that list, the West Bloomfield post office opened in 1876.
We also found West Bloomfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 Waushara County: www.1waushara.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waushara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Bloomfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |