Bloomingport, Indiana
Bloomingport is located in Indiana
Bloomingport
Bloomingport
Bloomingport is located in the United States
Bloomingport
Bloomingport
Coordinates: 40°01′37″N 84°59′41″W / 40.02694°N 84.99472°W / 40.02694; -84.99472
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRandolph
TownshipWashington
Elevation1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47355
Area code765
GNIS feature ID431205[1]

Bloomingport is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Bloomingport was laid out as Bloomingsport in about 1828.[2] A post office called Bloomingport was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1905.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloomingport, Indiana
  2. Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 84.
  3. "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.


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