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Bloom

Ghost town · Otero County, Colorado

Bloom quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Bloom quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bloom is a ghost town in Otero County, Colorado. It is one of 2 former communities in Otero County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bloom as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.6875° N, 103.9567° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,791 ft
Nearest living townRocky Ford, CO
Distance to it28.1 miles
Coordinates37.68750, -103.95667

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What's there now

Bloom is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rocky Ford, CO (population 3,843), about 28.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,791 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

General Store in Bloom, Colorado
General Store in Bloom, Colorado · Isabelle Hixon / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Bloom?

Bloom is in Otero County, Colorado, at 37.6875, -103.9567.

How many ghost towns are in Otero County?

Otero County, Colorado has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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