{{short description|Ghost town in Otero County, Colorado, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{infobox settlement |name = Bloom, Colorado |settlement_type = ghost town |image_skyline = Bloom Store.png |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = General Store in Bloom, July 1921 |image_flag = |flag_alt = |image_seal = |seal_alt = |image_shield = |shield_alt = |etymology = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption = <!-- Pushpin map --> |pushpin_map = USA#USA Colorado |pushpin_relief = yes |pushpin_label = Bloom |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location of Bloom, Colorado. <!-- Location --> |coordinates = {{coord|37.6875|-103.9566|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-195786|display=it}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis|id=195786|name=Bloom, Colorado|access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> |elevation_ft = 4800 |elevation_m = 1463 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS/> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Colorado |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Otero<ref name=COcounty>{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicCounties.jsf|title=Colorado Counties|publisher=Colorado Department of Local Affairs|access-date=January 27, 2025}}</ref> |established_title = |established_date = |founder = |seat_type = |seat = |government_type = |governing_body = |leader_party = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |unit_pref = US <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> |area_footnotes = |area_urban_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> |area_rural_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> |area_metro_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> |area_note = |area_water_percent = |area_rank = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank2_title = <!-- square kilometers --> |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_urban_km2 = |area_rural_km2 = |area_metro_km2 = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank2_km2 = <!-- hectares --> |area_total_ha = |area_land_ha = |area_water_ha = |area_urban_ha = |area_rural_ha = |area_metro_ha = |area_blank1_ha = |area_blank2_ha = |length_km = |width_km = |dimensions_footnotes = |population_footnotes = |population_as_of = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = auto |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone = MST |utc_offset = −07:00 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = −06:00 |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code_type = |area_code = |area_codes = <!-- for multiple area codes --> |iso_code = |blank_name = GNIS pop ID |blank_info = {{GNIS 4|195786}} |blank1_name = GNIS town ID |blank1_info = |blank2_name = FIPS code |blank2_info = |website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> |module = |footnotes = }}

'''Bloom''' is an extinct town located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates {{coord|37.6875|-103.9566|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-195786|display=inline}} at an elevation of {{convert|4800|ft|0}}.<ref>{{gnis|195786|Bloom}}</ref>

==History== Bloom was originally known as Iron Spring. The Bloom, Colorado, post office operated from April 18, 1899, until May 31, 1938.<ref name=CPO>{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=24 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}</ref> The community was named after Frank G. Bloom, a cattleman.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=16|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=10}}</ref> {{clear}}

==See also== {{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}} *List of ghost towns in Colorado *List of post offices in Colorado {{clear}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{sister project links|auto=yes}} *[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado] **[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado] {{Otero County, Colorado|collapse_state=expanded}} {{Colorado}} {{authority control}}

Category:1899 establishments in Colorado Category:Former populated places in Otero County, Colorado Category:Geography of Otero County, Colorado Category:Ghost towns in Colorado Category:History of Colorado Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1899 {{US-ghost-town-stub}} {{OteroCountyCO-geo-stub}}