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Welcome to Bloomingburg ...

The village of Bloomingburg is located in Fayette County<1>.

The pronunciation of Bloomingburg: BLOOM-ing-burg<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomingburg, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bloomingburg has a population of 911 people<3> (see below for details).

Bloomingburg is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Bloomingburg: 740 & 220<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bloomingburg had an population of 911 people. This is a decrease of 2.88% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bloomingburg had a population of 938 people. This makes Bloomingburg the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 938 people, the population of Bloomingburg increased 7.32% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 874 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bloomingburg.

Communities Also Named Bloomingburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bloomingburg - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Bloomingburg ...

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

  • Washington Court House
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • London
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • London is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <6>
  • Greenfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sabina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <6>
  • Mount Sterling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • South Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Leesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomingburg ...

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

Adding Bloomingburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloomingburg 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 Bloomingburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bloomingburg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomingburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Bloomingburg. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bloomingburg.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomingburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 Bloomingburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Bloomingburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>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.