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Located 3.93 km NNE of Passekeag: Norton Parish, Kings County: PO Bloomfield 1861-1903: also PO Bloomfield Station from 1881: in 1866 Bloomfield was a farming settlement with about 60 families: in 1871 it was a station on the European and North American Railway and had a population of 200: in 1898 Bloomfield was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and a settlement with 1 post office, 2 stores, 1 hotel, 1 cheese factory, 2 churches and a population of 200: in 1904 Bloomfield had 2 stores, 1 cheese factory, 3 churches and a population of 300.

Latitude : 45° 35'

Longitude : 65° 45'

County : Kings

Parish : Norton

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Passekeag 3.93 199° SSW
Patticake 3.93 199° SSW
Central Norton 4.31 245° WSW
Norton Shore 4.31 245° WSW
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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