Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia

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

Bloomery was named for its one-time importance as a center of bloomeries for iron smelting.[2]

  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.