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Bloomer

Ghost town · Butte County, California

Bidwell Bar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000)
Bidwell Bar quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1947, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bloomer is a ghost town in Butte County, California. It is one of 37 former communities in Butte County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bloomer as a historical populated place on the Oroville Dam topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.6243° N, 121.4914° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOroville Dam
Elevation665 ft
Nearest living townCherokee, CA
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1666768
Coordinates39.62433, -121.49136

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What's there now

Bloomer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cherokee, CA (population 139), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 665 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bloomer?

Bloomer is in Butte County, California, at 39.6243, -121.4914.

How many ghost towns are in Butte County?

Butte County, California has 37 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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