Bloom, Colorado
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 General Store in Bloom, July 1921 | |
  Bloom Location of Bloom, Colorado.  Bloom Bloom (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′15″N 103°57′24″W / 37.6875°N 103.9566°W[2] | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | State of Colorado |
| County | Otero County[1] |
| Elevation | 4,800 ft (1,463 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| GNIS pop ID | 195786 |
Bloom is an extinct town located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates 37°41′15″N 103°57′24″W / 37.6875°N 103.9566°W at an elevation of 4,800 feet (1,463 m).[3]
History
[edit]Bloom was originally known as Iron Spring. The Bloom, Colorado, post office operated from April 18, 1899, until May 31, 1938.[4][5] The community was named after Frank G. Bloom, a cattleman.[6]
See also
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- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
References
[edit]- ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ a b "Bloom, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloom
- ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 10.
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