Bloom, Colorado
{{short description|A ghost town in Otero County, Colorado, United States.}}
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Bloom is an extinct town located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates {{coord|37.6875|-103.9566|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-195786|display=inline}} at an elevation of {{convert|4800|ft|0}}.{{gnis|195786|Bloom}}
History
Bloom was originally known as Iron Spring. The Bloom, Colorado, post office operated from April 18, 1899, until May 31, 1938.{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=24 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }} The community was named after Frank G. Bloom, a cattleman.{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=16|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=10}}
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See also
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}}
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External links
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- [https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
- [https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
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Category:1899 establishments in Colorado
Category:Former populated places in Otero County, Colorado
Category:Geography of Otero County, Colorado
Category:Ghost towns in Colorado
Category:Populated places established in 1899
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