Bloomfield, Texas
Ghost town in Texas, US
Place in Texas, United States
33°26′40″N 97°00′56″W / 33.4445576°N 97.0155632°W / 33.4445576; -97.0155632Bloomfield is a ghost town in Cooke County, Texas, United States.[1]
History
Bloomfield is situated on Farm to Market Road 372. It was first settled in 1876 by Tennessee native Alfred Robison and his children. The post office operated from 1877 to 1907. The first postmaster's was Crockett Robison, and his sister Angeline Jackson named the town after a nearby field of wildflowers. Another settler included John S. Riley, an uncle of James Whitcomb Riley. By 1884, the town had a population of 300. Lake Ray Roberts' area included Bloomfield.[2][3]
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Municipalities and communities of Cooke County, Texas, United States
County seat: Gainesville
- Callisburg
- Gainesville
- Lindsay
- Muenster
- Valley View
communities
- Bloomfield
- Coesfield
- Custer City
- Freemound
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