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Bloomfield, Indiana

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47424. It stands on Ritter Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bloomfield quadrangle.

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Bloomfield within Greene County

On record in Bloomfield

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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.

In the county-history sources

2,196 words on this township

Early History of Greene County, Indiana ..., published 1875 names this settlement in its chapter on Richland Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Mr. Kelley Heaton built a house, entered the land and made the farm where Mr. Charles " Neyman now lives. Mr. Heaton w"as drowned in Richland creek, about one mile east of Bloomfield, in the year 1836. He was a good, honest farmer.

Passage source: Early History of Greene County, Indiana ..., published 1875.

John Terrell built a house and made a small farm and set out the old orchard at the place where Peter Terre»ll now lives, on the south side of Richland creek, east of Bloomfield. Mr. Terrell was a noted old pioneer bear and bee hunter, and he never bought lead for bullets. . He always made bullets from lead ore found on Richland creek, close to the old Welton mill seat. But Mr. Terrell died without disclosing the secret where this lead mine is located.

Passage source: Early History of Greene County, Indiana ..., published 1875.

In 1822, he returned to Indiana again, and settled in Monroe county, near Harmony. In 1825, he moved to Lawrence county, near Springville. He moved to Greene county, in 1827, and settled on Indian creek, near Owensburg. In the year 1833, he settled on a farm in Richland township, adjoining the farm of David Heaton.' In 1835, he moved to Bloomfield, and resided there until his death, which was in 1864.

Passage source: Early History of Greene County, Indiana ..., published 1875.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Richland Township - it names this place 3 more 3 times.

Fires near this place

20 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Bloomfield in 2008, burning about 14 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 burning9
Recreation and ceremony5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
21 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
1 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
3 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
12 August 2008Naturalunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
13 July 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
9 November 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
23 November 2008Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Bloomfield: 12 occurrences, 6 prospects, 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bloomfield Shale PitClayPast Producer
Greene Co. Hwy. Dept.- Own CrewsStoneProducer
Bloomfield Sand & Gravel Corp.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Greene County PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Deposit No. 4IronOccurrence
Deposit No. 4IronOccurrence
Deposit No. 6IronOccurrence
Deposit No. 6IronProspect
Deposit No. 7IronOccurrence
Deposit No. 7IronProspect

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this place

46 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bloomfield in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 24 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2008Tornado (EF1)Bloomfield$1,250,000The path of the storm began just south of the town's water treatment plant, continued northeast through town, and lifted around three miles north of town. Wind speeds were estimated around 100 mph. Several dozen homes, garages, and outbuildings received significant wall and roof damage. Significant damage also occurred at the Bloomfield Elementary School. Numerous trees were also uprooted or snapped by the high winds. Power lines were reported down across the area. Damage estimate given was estimated by the Greene County Emergency Management Agency.
May 2002Flash FloodBloomfield$100,000Culverts and driveway washed out. Some county roads closed.
June 2007LightningBloomfield$44,000Lightning struck and destroyed a large barn that contained $14,000 worth of hay and farm equipment. The barn was located near County Road 300 East and County Road 400 South.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindBloomfield$35,000Large trees, branches, and utility lines were blown down in the Bloomfield area. One house was destroyed in Hashtown, an unincorporated area just east of the Bloomfield town limits off of Spring Street. Much of the damage was located south of SR 54 near Harrison, Park, Railroad, Spring, South, and Mechanic Streets. Basketball court goals were mangled by fallen trees and limbs. The roof and radio tower of a utility company were damaged.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBloomfield$15,000Sheriff's Office reported widespread tree damage across the county due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindBloomfield$10,000Powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindBloomfield$10,000Some minor tree damage was noted across portions of Greene County due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
January 2008FloodBloomfield$10,000Flooding occurred on the White River in Greene County, including near Elliston, due to heavy rain and snow melt.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindBloomfield$10,000Numerous trees down including one that fell on a car.
January 2008Flash FloodBloomfield$5,000Flash flooding was reported in Koleen and near Bloomfield due to heavy rain.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindBloomfield$3,000no account filed
March 2016Thunderstorm WindBloomfield$1,000A tree was blown down near the front of the courthouse due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Penny to nickel sized hail was also observed.
April 2011Flash FloodBloomfield$1,000Water was reported over roadways in Bloomfield due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBloomfield$1,000Trees down on highway.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-Tree downed over road by thunderstorm wind gust.
May 2018HailBloomfield-This report was received via mPING and Twitter.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-An estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was observed in this location.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph was observed in this location.
June 2008Tornado (EF0)Bloomfield-A weak, very short-lived tornado moved through western Bloomfield. Some trees were uprooted. The tornado formed from a quasi-linear convective system.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-Several large trees were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
February 2006Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-Trees downed.
April 2006HailBloomfield-No property damage estimates were available.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-Large tree branches were broken off.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-Large trees were downed.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-Several trees were blown down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-Trees down
August 2004Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-Several trees and power lines were downed in Bloomfield.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-Large limbs blown down at 244 South Seminary.
May 2018HailBloomfield-no account filed
May 2011HailBloomfield-no account filed
May 2011HailBloomfield-no account filed
June 2007HailBloomfield-no account filed
April 2006HailBloomfield-no account filed
May 2004HailBloomfield-no account filed
April 2003Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-no account filed
May 2002HailBloomfield-no account filed
May 2002HailBloomfield-no account filed
June 2001HailBloomfield-no account filed
June 1999HailBloomfield-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-no account filed
April 1998HailBloomfield-no account filed
March 1997Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-no account filed
March 1997Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-no account filed
April 1997HailBloomfield-no account filed
May 1996HailBloomfield-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindBloomfield-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Hashtown0.7 miles15
Furnace1.6 miles15
Elliston1.8 miles15
Plummer3.6 miles14
Mineral City3.8 miles14
Tulip4.7 miles15
Park4.7 miles15
Stalcup Corner4.7 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 431200. 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.