Bloomington, York Region, Ontario
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Bloomington is a hamlet in York Region, Ontario
, Canada
, in the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. The hamlet is centred at the intersection of Ninth Line and Bloomington Road
near the eastern boundary of the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. Neighbouring communities within Whitchurch–Stouffville include Musselman Lake
to the north, Lemonville
to the west, and the community of urban Stouffville
to the south. The hamlet of Goodwood in the town of Uxbridge
lies to the east.
The first settlers arrived in the early 19th century, and were largely Quakers, Mennonites and United Empire Loyalists
who had left the United States
. The first postmaster, S. Patterson, registered the name Bloomington in 1869, likely after the city of Bloomington, Illinois
.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. The hamlet is centred at the intersection of Ninth Line and Bloomington Road
York Regional Road 40
King's Highway 47, also known as Highway 47 and locally as Stouffville Road, Toronto Street and Brock Street was a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The mostly rural route travelled through the towns of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Goodwood, and Uxbridge on its east–west path...
near the eastern boundary of the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. Neighbouring communities within Whitchurch–Stouffville include Musselman Lake
Musselman Lake, Ontario
Musselman Lake is a community settled adjacent to a kettle lake of the same name in the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. It is located about 6 km north-northwest of urban Stouffville, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area....
to the north, Lemonville
Lemonville, Ontario
Lemonville is a hamlet in York Region, Ontario, Canada, in the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. The hamlet is centred at the intersection of McCowan Road and Bloomington Road, in the geographical centre of Whitchurch-Stouffville....
to the west, and the community of urban Stouffville
Stouffville, Ontario
Stouffville is the primary urban area within the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. It is centred at the intersection of Main Street, Mill Street and Market Street.-History:...
to the south. The hamlet of Goodwood in the town of Uxbridge
Uxbridge, Ontario
Uxbridge is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, in the Greater Toronto Area.The main centre in the township is the namesake community of Uxbridge...
lies to the east.
The first settlers arrived in the early 19th century, and were largely Quakers, Mennonites and United Empire Loyalists
United Empire Loyalists
The name United Empire Loyalists is an honorific given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Colonies as an act of fealty to King George III after the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War and prior to the Treaty of Paris...
who had left the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The first postmaster, S. Patterson, registered the name Bloomington in 1869, likely after the city of Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
.