Welcome to Bloomfield ...

Bloomfield is located in Dawson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Bloomfield is 2,610 feet [796 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bloomfield is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bloomfield lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Bloomfield and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Bloomfield: (406)

The ZIP code for Bloomfield: 59315<3>

Communities Also Named Bloomfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 52 communities that are also named Bloomfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois (4), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bloomfield ...

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

• Richey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
  • Richey is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richey <4>
• Lindsay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <4>
• Enid
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
  • Enid is located in Richland County
• West Glendive
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glendive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendive
  • West Glendive is located in Dawson County
• Fox Lake
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Fox Lake is located in Richland County
• Glendive
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendive
  • Glendive is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendive <4>
• Lambert
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Lambert is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lambert <4>
• Redwater ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in McCone County
• Knife River
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
  • Knife River is located in Richland County
• Savage
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomfield ...

Looking for more information about Bloomfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bloomfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bloomfield.

Adding Bloomfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bloomfield post office opened in 1907.

We also found Bloomfield on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/