Bloomfield is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Loudoun County,

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. It is situated at the intersection of Airmont (VA 719) and Bloomfield (VA 626) Roads. The town of Bloomfield was founded by the

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on January 13, 1816. The town was named for fields of wildflowers along the Blue Ridge near the town. During the

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, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen J.E.B. Stuart biouvacked in Bloomfield during the Battle of Unison. Later in the war Col. Mosby and his Rangers visited the town to divide up $173,000 they had robbed from a Union payroll train in

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during the Greenback Raid. The

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were listed on the

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in 1994.

References

Unincorporated communities in Loudoun County, Virginia Washington metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Virginia Populated places established in 1816 1816 establishments in Virginia {{LoudounCountyVA-geo-stub