Welcome to Bloomfield ...

Bloomfield is located

Bloomfield is located in Cooke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Bloomfield is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Bloomfield lies within the (940) area code.

Communities Also Named Bloomfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 52 communities that are also named Bloomfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois (4), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bloomfield ...

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

• Denton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
• Celina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <3>
• Gainesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <3>
• Sanger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Sanger is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <3>
• Providence Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
  • Providence Village is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
• Oak Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
  • Oak Point is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Point <3>
• Aubrey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
  • Aubrey is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aubrey <3>
• Krum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
  • Krum is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <3>
• Pilot Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Point
  • Pilot Point is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Point <3>
• Whitesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Whitesboro is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomfield ...

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

Adding Bloomfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bloomfield post office opened in 1877.

We also found Bloomfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bloomfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/