On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Bloomfield is more historic than 44% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Bloomfield’s overall grade.
Wisconsin towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Wisconsin town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Bloomfield’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of Wisconsin towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.8 points).
Founding year: our sources. 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 Bloomfield’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Brushville
1867–1906
Tustin
1867–1908
West Bloomfield
1876–1954
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BrushvilleTustinWest Bloomfield
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Bloomfield
ConcordiaEast BloomfieldOld German Lutheran
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Bloomfield, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bloomfield yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Bloomfield is a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2020 census. The census-designated place of Tustin is located in the town. The unincorporated communities of Brushville and West Bloomfield are also located in the town. The unincorporated community of Metz is also located partially within the town.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,052 in 2010, 1,054 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Bloomfield, 1867 to 1961
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Bloomfield is more historic than 44% of U.S. towns. 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.
How old are the homes in Bloomfield?
18% of Bloomfield’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.8 points), against a typical 12% for a Wisconsin town; the median home was built in 1989.
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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.
