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Welcome to North Bloomfield ...

North Bloomfield is located in Walworth County<1>.


The location of North Bloomfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of North Bloomfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for North Bloomfield: N. Bloomfield

North Bloomfield is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named North Bloomfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named North Bloomfield - they are located in California, Connecticut, New York, Nova Scotia and Ohio.

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

Communities near North Bloomfield ...

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

  • McHenry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in McHenry County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <4>
  • Round Lake Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
    • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <4>
  • Woodstock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Salem Lakes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
    • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
    • Former names for Salem Lakes:
    • Salem
    • Silver Lake
  • Antioch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <4>
  • Lindenhurst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
    • Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
    • Lindenhurst has also been known as:
    • Lindenhurst village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <4>
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Racine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
  • Fox Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Fox Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <4>
  • Elkhorn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
  • Harvard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Bloomfield ...

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

Adding North Bloomfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Bloomfield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Bloomfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Bloomfield post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Bloomfield.

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

The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.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 Walworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Bloomfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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