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Welcome to Bloom Junction ...

Bloom Junction is located in Scioto County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bloom Junction: Bloom Jct. (or less commonly used: Bloom Jctn.)

Bloom Junction is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bloom Junction: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Bloom Junction ...

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

  • Portsmouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ironton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Flatwoods
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Russell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
  • Raceland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • New Boston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Worthington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
  • Greenup
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <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 Bloom Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloom Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloom Junction ...

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

Adding Bloom Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloom Junction 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 (so far) for Bloom Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloom Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Scioto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloom Junction - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Bloom Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Bloom Junction 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.