Bloomingdale, Georgia

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Pooler-Bloomingdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31302. The Survey maps it on the Meldrim quadrangle. 2,790 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 20 feet above sea level.

Bloomingdale within Chatham County

Population over time

2 figures

Bloomingdale grew from 2,713 to 2,790 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	2,713
2020	2,790	+77 (+3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1920 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500
1942 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500
1947 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
1948 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
1950 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1957 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1958 USGS Meldrim quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
1960 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000
1961 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1981 USGS Savannah quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

444 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 444 fires within 5 miles of Bloomingdale between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,069 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 113 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	177
Arson/incendiarism	113
Misuse of fire by a minor	54
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	33
Natural	21
Recreation and ceremony	16
Equipment and vehicle use	15
Smoking	9
Railroad operations and maintenance	6

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
6 September 1999	Debris and open burning	4.4 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 1999	Debris and open burning	26 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 1999	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2019	Debris and open burning	6.2 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020CHATHAM002
29 September 2003	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2003	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 1993	Debris and open burning	11 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chatham County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bloomingdale: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Davis Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Finley Pit No. 4	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Fortner Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Chatham County

Storms near this place

42 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bloomingdale in 42 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 32 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$11,000	An emergency manager reported 7 indirect injuries due to one or multiple motor vehicles running into a tree on Bloomingdale Road.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$10,000	Numerous trees down.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$5,500	A spotter reported an 8 foot diameter tree down across mesa avenue. A small outbuilding was destroyed and roof damage was also reported.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$3,000	Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down along Bloomingdale Road near Interstate 16, three miles south-southwest of Bloomingdale, Georgia.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$2,500	A Chatham County emergency manager reported power lines down near the intersection of Ash Street and Highway 80.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$2,250	The public reported trees and power lines down on Adams Road near Highway 80.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$2,000	Chatham County dispatch reported a tree down and a power pole down at Highway 17 and Highway 80 in the Bloomingdale area.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$1,250	The Chatham County 911 Call Center reported power lines down on the 300 block of East Main Street.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$1,250	The public reported power lines down.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$1,000	The public reported a tree down on the 400 block of Adams Road.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$1,000	Savannah media reported a tree down on Little Neck Road.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$1,000	The public reported tin roofing material peeled back off a roof due to strong winds.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	$500	A local broadcast meteorologist relayed a report of a tree down near the intersection of Church Street and Main Street. A picture of the tree was received via Twitter which showed that the tree was rotted and dead.
June 2023	Hail	Bloomingdale	-	Broadcast media shared a video on social media showing pea to penny size hail in the Bloomingdale area.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	The Effingham County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 80 and Pine Street.
December 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	A Chatham County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Lynn Street and West Main Street.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	Emergency management reported a tree down along Adams Road in Bloomington, Georgia.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	A trained spotter reported a trampoline flipped over and a tree snapped on Adams Road. Power poles were also reported twisted and trees down and snapped.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	Chatham County Emergency Management reported a tree down across the roadway near the intersection of Bloomingdale Road and Pine Barren Road. Another large pine tree was reported down on Brampton Road in the same area.
May 2016	Tornado (EF1)	Bloomingdale	-	A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado near Bloomingdale, Georgia. The tornado first touched down with EF-0 intensity near a mobile home on Pop Shearhouse Road. Most of the roof of the mobile home was blown off and some tree damage occurred. As the tornado progressed eastward, it intensified and snapped trees along Stagecoach Road. Roof fascia was also ripped off of a home. The degree of tree damage in this area was consistent with an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds estimated to be 90-95 miles per hour. The tornado continued eastward to Cheyenne Road where the damage pattern became more sporadic. Here, trees were uprooted and damage to the roof of an RV and outbuilding occurred. The tornado continued to produce isolated tree damage as it moved eastward before dissipating near Jimmy DeLoach Parkway.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	The Chatham County 911 Call Center reported a tree and power lines down on Church Street between Moore Street and Highway 80.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	The Chatham County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Highway 80 near the intersection with Cypress Street. Both lanes were blocked. A tree was also down on a house in the same area.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	The Chatham County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the intersection of Cypress Street and Cregor Street.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	The Bloomingdale Fire Department reported approximately 15 trees down and 10 homes damaged in an area bound by Highway 80, Cypress Street, Chestnut Street and 1 block south of Cregor St.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	The local broadcast media relayed a report of a pine tree snapped off and numerous small tree limbs down in Bloomingdale.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	An emergency manager reported trees blown down at scattered locations along Bloomingdale Road between the Interstate 16 interchange and Pine Barren Road.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	The public reported wind gusts between 60 to 65 mph.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	A spotter reported wind gusts near 60 mph.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	The public reported wind gusts between 60 to 65 mph.
March 2013	Hail	Bloomingdale	-	A spotter reported quarter size hail.
June 2011	Hail	Bloomingdale	-	The public reported penny size hail.
March 2009	Hail	Bloomingdale	-	Chatham county Emergency Management relayed a report received from local fire fighters of dime to golf ball size hail. Numerous tree limbs and branches were also reported down. A few power lines were also reported down on Ash Street.
December 2009	Funnel Cloud	Bloomingdale	-	The public reported a funnel cloud in Bloomingdale, Georgia.
July 2009	Hail	Bloomingdale	-	The Bloomingdale, Georgia Fire Department reported quarter size hail at the fire station.
June 2008	Hail	Bloomingdale	-	A trained weather spotter reported penny to nickel size hail 3 miles west of Pooler, Georgia.
May 2005	Hail	Bloomingdale	-	Nickel hail at Bloomingdale and Pooler.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	Trees and large limbs were knocked down.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on a house and on power lines.
September 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
September 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down large limbs and power lines.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bloomingdale	-	Several trees and large limbs were down.
April 2006	Hail	Bloomingdale	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Chatham County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Ottawa Estates	0.3 miles	18
Pooler	3.0 miles	15
Tutens	3.0 miles	18
Williams	3.1 miles	18
Garden Acres Estates	3.2 miles	18
Starland Park	4.0 miles	15
Hamer	5.5 miles	15
Port Wentworth Junction	5.7 miles	16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Bloomingdale	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2546351	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331192. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.