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Welcome to Bloomington Springs ...

Bloomington Springs is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Bloomington Springs: Bloomington Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bloomington Spngs. or Bloomington Sprngs.)

Bloomington Springs is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bloomington Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bloomington Springs (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Bloomington Springs: 931

The ZIP code for Bloomington Springs: 38545<3>

Communities near Bloomington Springs ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cookeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Difficult
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Temperance Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Smithville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Monterey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Carthage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • White Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 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 Bloomington Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloomington Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomington Springs ...

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

Adding Bloomington Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bloomington Springs post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomington Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomington Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bloomington Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bloomington Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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