East Bloomfield’s post office opened in 1813, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940
More historic than 94% of U.S. towns · #182 of 758 in New York. What drives it
4 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 79 buildings. Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1900 on, and the census since 1820.
From East Bloomfield’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers
How East Bloomfield began
When was East Bloomfield founded?
1813
The East Bloomfield post office opened in 1813, the earliest record of the town by name. Five smaller post offices, Bloomfield (1802), Bloomfield Centre (1833) and East Bloomfield Station (1879), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 3,621 in 18202020 census: 3,640213 years
How historic is East Bloomfield?
A
More historic than 94% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first East Bloomfield post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives East Bloomfield’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, East Bloomfield is more historic than 94% of U.S. towns, #182 of 758 in New York. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its National Register listings ranks highest and its age lowest.
A
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of East Bloomfield’s overall grade.
New York towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New York town has 12.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so East Bloomfield’s 234 sits above most of its state (84% of New York towns have fewer) while its 85 historic buildings outnumber those of 88% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.1 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about East Bloomfield’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The area was originally the territory of the Iroquois confederacy. The Seneca village Ganondagan was destroyed by the Marquis de Denonville in 1687 as part of his campaign against the tribe. The Ganondagan State Historic Site was part of the original Town of Bloomfield, but in the present day is part of the town of Victor.
The town was created along with the county in 1789 as "Bloomfield," but the name was changed to "East Bloomfield" after the creation of the Town of West Bloomfield in 1833. Other towns formed in 1812 from parts of East Bloomfield include Victor and Mendon, Mendon being in Monroe County.
The East Bloomfield Historic District and George and Addison Wheeler House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Passages that mention East Bloomfield, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Ontario county, New York1893 · page 407Read the page →
Read the text
The village of East Bloomfield stretches away a mile in length, reaching from the now called old village limits to a point somewhat beyond the railroad station. In fact, where was once but one village there are now two, fliough where the one stops and the other begins would be difficult to determine. There are two post offices, one at the depot, called East Bloomfield Station, and the other at the old village and ever known as East Bloomfied. Each village has its special industries and institutions, but no unfriendly rivalry is known among the
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Timeline
East Bloomfield, 1780 to 1995
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of East Bloomfield. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1900Canandaigua sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of East Bloomfield.
On the National Register
4 listings protect 85 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. Boundary changes and added documentation are counted with their listing.
The East Bloomfield post office opened in 1813, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does East Bloomfield rank for history?
East Bloomfield is more historic than 94% of U.S. towns, #182 of 758 in New York. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in East Bloomfield?
4 listings: 3 buildings and 1 historic district, the East Bloomfield Historic District, with 79 contributing buildings. 85 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in East Bloomfield?
28% of East Bloomfield’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.1 points), against a typical 27% for a New York town; the median home was built in 1972.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (4), the National Register of Historic Places (4), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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