Bloom Junction, Ohio

Bloom Junction is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A variant name was Bloom Switch.[1] A post office called Bloom Switch was established in 1870, and remained in operation until 1918.[2] Besides the post office, the community had the Bloom Baptist Church.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloom Junction, Ohio
  2. "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 14 April 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. p. 359.

Coordinates: 38°48′21″N 82°41′34″W / 38.80583°N 82.69278°W / 38.80583; -82.69278

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