Welcome to Bloomington ...
So far, we found very little information about Bloomington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bloomington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bloomington, please Contact Us.
Bloomington would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
When the people of Bloomington referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Bloomingtonian<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bloomington is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bloomington was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Bloomington was located: 304 & 681<5>
Communities Also Named Bloomington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Bloomington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bloomington.
Communities near Bloomington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bloomington.
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clendenin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Procious
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Wellford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Oka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Roxalana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Valley Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
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 Bloomington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloomington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bloomington. 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 Bloomington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomington. See our Newspapers Page for Bloomington.
Adding Bloomington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bloomington 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 (so far) for Bloomington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Bloomington post office opened in 1900. The Bloomington post office closed in 1935.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomington.
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 Bloomington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Bloomington refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Bloomington may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Bloomington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Bloomington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |