Do you know of West Bloomfield ???This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about West Bloomfield. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with West Bloomfield.<1> We found mention of West Bloomfield as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Oakland County, Michigan. It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2> From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1834 and closed in 1865. Communities Also Named West Bloomfield ...We found two communities that share the name West Bloomfield. Within Michigan, the name West Bloomfield is unique. Beyond Michigan, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for West Bloomfield ...We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about West Bloomfield: Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3> Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
The FIPS database contains an entry for West Bloomfield. Referenced FIPS Records ... FIPS Code: 26/85475 (Place Name: West Bloomfield) County: Oakland (FIPS State/County: 26/125) Class: U6 Identifies a populated place (ie- West Bloomfield) that is wholly or substantially located outside the boundaries of any incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) that has an authoritative common name recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). More Orphans in Oakland County ...Can you help? As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Oakland County. Footnotes ...
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