Welcome to Bloomington ...

Bloomington is located in Garrett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Bloomington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bloomingtonian<2>

Bloomington is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bloomington: (301) and (240)<4>

The ZIP code for Bloomington: 21523<5>

Communities Also Named Bloomington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Bloomington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bloomington ...

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

• Frostburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <7>
• Keyser
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <7>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Romney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <7>
• Lonaconing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <7>
• Carpendale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <7>
• Salisbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <7>
• Ridgeley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
  • Ridgeley is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomington ...

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

Adding Bloomington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloomington 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 Bloomington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bloomington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/