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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bloomer (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bloomer. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bloomer is located in Sebastian County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sebastian County: Crawford, Franklin, Logan, Scott, Le Flore (OK) & Sequoyah (OK).

Below are the counties that are near Bloomer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bloomer:

  • Sebastian County     (The home county of Bloomer)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomer, with the one closest to Bloomer listed first.
    • New Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • New Town is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Kibler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kibler is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
    • Wright Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wright Town is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
    • Alma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Dyer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Mulberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Van Buren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rudy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rudy is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Mountainburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Locke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomer, with the one closest to Bloomer listed first.
    • Charleston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Leon ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Leon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Donald ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dahoma ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dahoma is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
    • Cecil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cecil is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Etna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cravens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Webb City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Webb City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
    • Ozark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Altus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Denning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Denning is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Felkner Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
  • Johnson County
    • Coal Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomer, with the one closest to Bloomer listed first.
    • Ratcliff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Caulksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Caulksville is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Lucas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Booneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carolan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbon City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Carbon City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
    • Golden City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Magazine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Blue Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Cotton Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cotton Town is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Subiaco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Corley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Scott County
  • Le Flore County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomer, with the one closest to Bloomer listed first.
    • Arkoma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pocola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Pocola is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <1>
    • Braden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rock Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
    • Cameron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cameron is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <1>
    • Fort Coffee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Skullyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Spiro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Panama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Panama is located in Le Flore County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <1>
  • Sequoyah County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomer, with the one closest to Bloomer listed first.
    • Moffett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Moffett is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moffett <1>
    • Roland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <1>
    • Remy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Remy is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
    • Muldrow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <1>
    • Short
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Short is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Belfonte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
    • Long
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Long is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bloomer, see our County-by-County Page for Bloomer.

Cemeteries Near Bloomer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bloomer.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bloomer - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bloomer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bloomer, with the one closest to Bloomer listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bloomer had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomer, with the one closest to Bloomer listed first.

  • Auburn ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Auburn is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Lavaca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Burnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Burnville is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnville
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Leon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Vesta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vesta is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
  • Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Island is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Haroldton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Haroldton is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haroldton
  • Barling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jenny Lind
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Donald ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dahoma ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dahoma is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
    • Catcher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Catcher is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bloomer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloomer.

Newspapers Published in Bloomer ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bloomer, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bloomer.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bloomer:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bloomer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bloomer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.