Bloom, Kansas
| Bloom, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Bloom, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 37°29′11″N 99°53′46″W / 37.48639°N 99.89611°WCoordinates: 37°29′11″N 99°53′46″W / 37.48639°N 99.89611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Ford |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Bloom is a small unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas, United States. Its post office closed in 1992.[1]
History
Bloom[2] was established by the Scott family in 1887 or 1888.[3][4] The small town sprang to life when the Rock Island Railroad pushed west. The town's original train depot can still be found in Bloom.
Bloom's population reached a few hundred in the 1930s but gradually declined since and is now less than 50. The Bloom Public School[5] closed in the early 1960s when the town's school district merged with that of Minneola, Kansas.
The small town once had a hotel, gas station, restaurant, post office, and lumber yard. Today, only a grain elevator business and private residences remain. Wheat farms and ranches surround the small town.[6]
Notes
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ Small Town Locator, Internet website, Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ Dead towns of Kansas, Internet blog/website, Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 190.
- ↑ Flicker, Internet website Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ Dead towns of Kansas, Internet website.
External links
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- Images of Bloom Wichita State University Library.
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