Bloomery, Hampshire County,
West Virginia
Unincorporated community
The "Bloomery Sign"
The "Bloomery Sign"
Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia
Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia is located in the United States
Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°23′13″N 78°22′23″W / 39.38694°N 78.37306°W / 39.38694; -78.37306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHampshire
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Bloomery Presbyterian Church

Bloomery is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Bloomery is located along the Bloomery Pike (West Virginia Route 127), northwest of Winchester, Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Bloomery community has a population of 321.[1]

Bloomery was named for its one-time importance as a center of bloomeries for iron smelting.[2] The first of Bloomery's iron furnaces was constructed in 1770. In 1814, a post office was established here.

Historic sites

With the exception of the past two decades, the majority of Bloomery's residences were constructed prior to the American Civil War.[3]

References

Bloomery Iron Furnace
  1. ^ Bloomery, West Virginia ZIP code profile Archived March 12, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, DownloadZIPCode.com Archived 2005-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2008-01-19.
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 119.
  3. ^ "Hampshire Trivia", Hampshire Review, pp. 1A, October 31, 2007

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Municipalities and communities of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
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