Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bloomington had a population of 295 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- West Virginia Central Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Warnocks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Warnocks is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnocks
- Piedmont
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Westernport
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Barnum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Barton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floyd is located in Garrett County
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- Shaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Keyser
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chaffee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County
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- Elk Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lonaconing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Black Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Allegany County
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- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Rawlings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Altamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Germany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- Hartmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Dale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Dale
- Bier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bier is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Ocean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
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- Bittinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bloomington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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