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Welcome to Bloomville ...

Bloomville is located in Delaware County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

Bloomville is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Bloomville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bloomville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Bloomville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bloomville - they are located in Ohio (2), South Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bloomville ...

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

  • Oneonta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
    • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <4>
  • Delhi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
  • Stamford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Stamford is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
  • Otego
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Margaretville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
    • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
  • Schenevus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Milford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hobart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
  • Fleischmanns
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
    • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <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 Bloomville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloomville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomville ...

Looking for more information about Bloomville? 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 Bloomville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bloomville.

Adding Bloomville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloomville 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 Bloomville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bloomville post office opened in 1816.

We also found Bloomville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomville.

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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