Welcome to Blooming Valley ...
Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blooming Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Blooming Valley has a population of 316 people<2> (see below for details).
Blooming Valley is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Blooming Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blooming Valley had an population of 316 people. This is a decrease of 6.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.4% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Blooming Valley had a population of 337 people. This makes Blooming Valley the county's 11th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 337 people, the population of Blooming Valley decreased 10.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 378 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Blooming Valley.
Communities near Blooming Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blooming Valley.
- Meadville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
- Edinboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
- Edinboro is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <4>
- Titusville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
- Titusville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
- Sugarcreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugarcreek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
- Cambridge Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Springs
- Cambridge Springs is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge Springs <4>
- Waterford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Waterford is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
- Cochranton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
- Cochranton is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <4>
- Linesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
- Linesville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <4>
- Saegertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
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 Blooming Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blooming Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blooming Valley. 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 Blooming Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blooming Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Blooming Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blooming Valley ...
Looking for more information about Blooming Valley? 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 Blooming Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blooming Valley.
Adding Blooming Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blooming Valley 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 Blooming Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Blooming Valley post office opened in 1835.
We also found Blooming Valley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blooming Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blooming Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Blooming Valley. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blooming Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |