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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bloomdale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bloomdale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bloomdale is located in Collin County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Collin County: Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt & Rockwall.

Below are the counties that are near Bloomdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bloomdale:

  • Collin County     (The home county of Bloomdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
    • Roland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Rhea Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Parris
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Parris is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
    • McKinney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Melissa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Weston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Prosper
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • New Hope is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Rockhill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Celina
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Biggers ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Biggers is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
    • Fairview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Hemming
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Burns City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Lake Kiowa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
    • Richardson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Buckingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Addison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Garland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rowlett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Farmers Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Coppell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rawlins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
    • University Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
    • Little Elm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hackberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hackberry is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • The Colony
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Cross Roads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Lakewood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Aubrey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Krugerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Oak Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pilot Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Dallas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
    • Trenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitewright
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Orangeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Leonard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Randolph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Savoy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
    • Gunter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cannon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Howe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
    • Pilot Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
    • Dorchester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Tioga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Tom Bean
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Luella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
    • Kentucky Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
    • Tribune
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Whiterock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
    • Merit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Celeste
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Caddo Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hendrix
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
  • Kaufman County
    • Heath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
    • Fate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
    • Rockwall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mobile City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Blackland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bloomdale, see our County-by-County Page for Bloomdale.

Cemeteries Near Bloomdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bloomdale.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bloomdale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bloomdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.

  • Scott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Horn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ware Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • The Walnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Walnut Grove Cemetery
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McLarry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • The Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Williams / Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (272 more) ...
    • Culwell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Bloomdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bloomdale.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.

  • Roland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Roland is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Rhea Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
  • McKinney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Melissa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Weston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Celina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Allen is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
  • Anna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Anna is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Altoga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Altoga is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
  • Lebanon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lucas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucas is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Parvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Parvin is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
    • Elmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Elmont is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
    • Parker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bloomdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloomdale.

Newspapers Published in Bloomdale ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bloomdale, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bloomdale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bloomdale:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bloomdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bloomdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.