Bloomingport, Indiana

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Bloomingport, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Bloomingport
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Bloomingport
Coordinates: 40°01′37″N84°59′41″W / 40.02694°N 84.99472°W / 40.02694; -84.99472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Randolph
Township Washington
Elevation
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1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47355
Area code 765
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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