Bloom, Colorado
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 / 37.68750°N 103.95667°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Otero[2] |
| Elevation | 4,800 ft (1,500 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| GNIS pop ID | 195786[1] |
Bloom is an extinct town located in Otero County, Colorado, United States.
History
[edit]Bloom was originally known as Iron Spring. The Bloom, Colorado, post office operated from April 18, 1899, until May 31, 1938.[3][4] The community was named after Frank G. Bloom, a cattleman.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloom, Colorado
- ↑ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ↑ 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 March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 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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