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History · New Bloomington

New Bloomington’s post office opened in 1857, and 18% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1915 on and the census since 1880.

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How New Bloomington began

When was New Bloomington founded?

1857

The New Bloomington post office opened in 1857, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Agosta (1883), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 271 in 18802020 census: 413169 years
Founding year: the first New Bloomington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about New Bloomington’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of New Bloomington are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost half of its people between 1900 and 1930, then more than doubled.On the map since 19153 editions of the USGS map, 1915 to 1973. Watch New Bloomington change.
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Start New Bloomington’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Bloomington’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

New Bloomington, census by census

010020030040050060018801900192019401960198020002020399 in 1900Low: 187

Lost half of its people between 1900 and 1930, then more than doubled.

14 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on New Bloomington’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

New Bloomington on the map, 1915 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of New Bloomington. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

New Bloomington on the 1915 USGS mapNew Bloomington on the 1961 USGS mapNew Bloomington on the 1973 USGS map1915La Rue 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 New Bloomington.

The story so far

New Bloomington, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of New Bloomington yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

New Bloomington is a village in Marion County, Ohio, United States. The population was 413 at the 2020 census. New Bloomington is served by Elgin Local School District. New Bloomington was originally named Carey Station, and under the latter name was laid out in 1856.

Its first post office opened in 1857. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 515 to 413 (-20%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

New Bloomington, 1857 to 2000

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1857Post officeThe New Bloomington post office opens
  3. 1883Post officeThe Agosta post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1915On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1944Post officeThe Agosta post office closes
  7. 21st century
  8. 2000CensusPopulation peaks at 548
By decade

New Bloomington, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Map of Marion County Ohio Highlighting New Bloomington Village2015Map of Marion County Ohio Highlighting New Bloomingto…MapPost office in2009Post office inOHMap-doton-New Bloomington2004OHMap-doton-New Bloomington
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

New Bloomington’s post office has been open since 1857. Another post office, Agosta, opened and closed inside today’s town.

New Bloomington
1857–today
Agosta
1883–1944
18501940today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Montgomery TownshipIts storyB+Big Island TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about New Bloomington’s history

What year was New Bloomington founded?

The New Bloomington post office opened in 1857, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.