Bloom
Ghost town
General Store in Bloom, July 1921
General Store in Bloom, July 1921
Bloom is located in Colorado
Bloom
Bloom
Coordinates: 37°41′15″N 103°57′23.76″W / 37.68750°N 103.9566000°W / 37.68750; -103.9566000
Elevation
1,463 m (4,800 ft)

Bloom is an extinct town located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 37°41′15″N 103°57′24″W / 37.6875°N 103.9566°W / 37.6875; -103.9566 (Bloom) at an elevation of 4,800 feet (1,463 m).[1]

History

The Bloom post office operated from April 18, 1899, until May 31, 1938.[2][3] The community was named after Frank G. Bloom, a cattleman.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloom
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ 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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