Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Bloomer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bloomer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bloomer listed first.
- Eagleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagleton
- From Bloomer to Eagleton
- Eagle Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Sand Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
- Irvine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Irvine
- From Bloomer to Irvine
- Chippewa Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chippewa Falls
- From Bloomer to Chippewa Falls
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Bateman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Drywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Drywood
- From Bloomer to Drywood
- Chetek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Truax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Elk Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Estella
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Estella
- From Bloomer to Estella
- Eau Claire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eau Claire
- From Bloomer to Eau Claire
- Cadott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dallas
- From Bloomer to Dallas
- Wheeler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Altoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Rusk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Shawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shawtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shawtown
- From Bloomer to Shawtown
- Cedar Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillsdale
- From Bloomer to Hillsdale
- Lehigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Menomonie Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie Junction
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Boyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Huron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bloomer: www.ci.bloomer.wi.us/
The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bloomer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |