Welcome to Bloomsbury ...
Bloomsbury is located in Baltimore County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomsbury, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Bloomsbury is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bloomsbury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bloomsbury: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Communities Also Named Bloomsbury ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bloomsbury - they are located in Alberta and New Jersey.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bloomsbury.
Websites for Bloomsbury ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bloomsbury, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Bloomsbury ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bloomsbury.
- Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
- Sykesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
- Brookeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
- Brookeville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville <4>
- Hollofield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollofield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Linwood is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linwood <4>
- Patapsco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Daniels ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Bloomsbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloomsbury.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bloomsbury. 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 Bloomsbury.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomsbury. See our Newspapers Page for Bloomsbury.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomsbury ...
Looking for more information about Bloomsbury? 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 Bloomsbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bloomsbury.
Adding Bloomsbury to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bloomsbury 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 Bloomsbury was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Bloomsbury in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomsbury.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bloomsbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomsbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Bloomsbury area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Bloomsbury area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |