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Welcome to Bloss ...

Bloss is located in Rockcastle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloss, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Bloss is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Bloss (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Bloss: 606

Communities near Bloss ...

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

  • Somerset
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • London
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brodhead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ferguson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Crab Orchard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Science Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Eubank
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Livingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Acorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Acorn is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn

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 Bloss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloss.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloss ...

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

Adding Bloss to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloss 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 (so far) for Bloss was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bloss post office opened in 1891. The Bloss post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloss.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Rockcastle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloss - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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