BlockNew Bloomington, Ohio
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Montgomery Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43341. It stands on Rush Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Bloomington quadrangle. 413 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 942 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1915 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Population over time
2 figuresNew Bloomington fell from 515 to 413 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 | 515 | |
| 2020 | 413 | -102 (-20%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1915 USGS La Rue quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS New Bloomington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marion quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
75,196 words on this townshipThe History of Marion County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc; General and Local Statistics; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio, published 1883 names this settlement in its chapter on Montgomery Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Treasurers of the Village. - T. S. Miller was elected Treasurer at its incorporation and served till 1875, during which year William Seffner tilled the office. In 1876, T. S. Miller was re-elected, served one year and was succeeded by John J. Hopkins, who filled the office till 1881, when W. J. Campbell was elected, serving till 1883; then John A. Vanorsdall was elected, the present incumbent.
Passage source: The History of Marion County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc; General and Local Statistics; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio, published 1883.
Col. William Cochran was born in old Virginia, and removed to Ross County, Ohio, thence to Montgomery Township in 1822. He lived here till 1837-38, and removed with his family to La Grange County, Ind. , and died there. Cochranton, named after Col. Cochran, was started first by Samuel Franklin, who built a log cabin. Col. Cochran came in 1822 and occupied it a short time, then built a frame, 18x20 feet in size. The post office was established previous to 1828, and Col. Cochran was appointed Postmaster, and served until he went West, keeping the post office at his house. Alexander Gillespie was then appointed and served two or three years. Frazier Gray, a Revolutionary soldier, succeeded him and served till his death, which occurred some ten years after.
Passage source: The History of Marion County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc; General and Local Statistics; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio, published 1883.
This place has also had the names of " Carey Station, " " Belfast " and " New Bloomington." Its oldest name is derived from that of two men, W. W. and Wingate Carey, who, in 1856, laid out the village. The former laid out the lots on the east side of Main street, south of the railroad, and the latter that portion lying east of Main street north of the railroad. At the same time Carey Darlington laid out the west side north of the railroad, and Armstrong M. Small wood the part south of the railroad west side of Main. The last named died May 20, 18 - , and Dr. A. W. Buell bought the property of the widow, cut the lots into different shapes and sizes, laid out other lots and lived here until 1880, when he went away.
Passage source: The History of Marion County, Ohio, Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc; General and Local Statistics; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio, published 1883.
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 Montgomery Township - it names this place 7 more 7 times.
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 347 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 347 specimens collected within 10 miles of New Bloomington between 1919 and 1975: 338 Animalia, 7 Fungi, 2 Plantae. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Ogilvie, Acker, G., Baumgartner, L. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Elasmus albizziae Burks, 1965 | 1964 | J. Peacock | [Not Stated] |
 | Fusarium culmorum (Wm.G.Sm.) Sacc. | 1919 | Lewis H. L. | Marion |
 | Helminthosporium teres Sacc. | 1919 | MCFARLAND F. T. | Marion |
 | Puccinia rubigo-vera var. tritici (Erikss.) Carleton | 1919 | MCFARLAND F. T. | Marion |
 | Photinus pyralis (Linnaeus, 1767) | 1923 | not recorded | Marion |
 | Acris crepitans Baird, 1854 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) | Grand Twp: along Tymochtee Cr., Marion Co., Ohio |
 | Campostoma anomalum anomalum | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | McDonald Creek, within Bowling Green township, near La Rue, Bowling Green township |
 | Ericymba buccata Cope, 1865 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Tymochtee Creek, within Grand township, near Marseilles, Grand township |
 | Erimyzon oblongus claviformis (Girard, 1856) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | Pawpaw Run, within Grand township, near Marseilles, Grand township |
 | Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | McDonald Creek, within Bowling Green township, near La Rue, Bowling Green township |
 | Etheostoma spectabile (Agassiz, 1854) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | McDonald Creek, within Bowling Green township, near La Rue, Bowling Green township |
 | Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1929 | Trautman, M. B. (Milton Bernard) & Foster, R. (Robert) | McDonald Creek, within Bowling Green township, near La Rue, Bowling Green township |
All 347 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Storms near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Bloomington in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 hail. 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 2015 | Flood | New Bloomington | $25,000 | The Scioto River came out of it's banks on June 16th and crested around midnight at 13.82 feet, just shy of the 14 feet major flood stage. The river inundated several streets in La Rue which were closed, and some homes and businesses sustained flooding in their basements. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Bloomington | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree near New Bloomington. A truck struck the fallen tree resulting in serious injuries to the driver. A second tree was downed near Marion. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Bloomington | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two trees two miles north of New Bloomington. Both trees landed on a house and caused some roof damage. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Bloomington | $20,000 | Barn destroyed about two-miles north of La Rue. |
| June 2013 | Hail | New Bloomington | $10,000 | Half dollar sized hail was reported. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Bloomington | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted two trees. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Bloomington | $5,000 | Trees were downed, some on power lines. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Bloomington | $4,000 | Several trees were reported down. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Bloomington | $3,000 | Several trees were reported down across a road. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Bloomington | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Flood | New Bloomington | - | Roads inundated include High Street, Larue Prospect Road, School Street, and parts of Vine Street. USGS river gage crested at 13.0 feet. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeCliff | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Gurley (historical) | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Espyville | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Holmesville (historical) | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| La Rue | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Winnemac (historical) | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Meeker | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Longville (historical) | 5.3 miles | 13 |
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 New Bloomington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2021368 | 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 1065110. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.