Welcome to Bloom City ...
Bloom City is located in Richland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloom City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Bloom City is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bloom City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Bloom City: (608)
Communities near Bloom City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bloom City.
- Richland Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Elroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Wonewoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - La Farge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Ontario
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Soldiers Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Readstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - La Valle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 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 Bloom City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloom City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bloom City. 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 Bloom City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloom City. See our Newspapers Page for Bloom City.
Adding Bloom City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bloom City 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 Bloom City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Bloom City post office opened in 1887.
We also found Bloom City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloom City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bloom City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloom City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |