Bloomington, Maryland

About Bloomington

Bloomington is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Maryland.

Bloomington holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.62 square miles.

📰 Bloomington News Today

• Virtual Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Solar Facilities in Garrett County Garrett County Gov. (.gov) · Feb 17
• No. 23 Indiana Secures Big Ten Win Over Maryland Indiana University Athletics · Jan 18
• Tyler Evan Zimmer Obituary Dec 17, 2025 Stauffer Funeral Homes · Dec 17
• Carle Health welcomes Robert Cavagnol, MD, as Carle Health Bloomington-Normal Service Area President Carle Health · Jan 7
• Indiana football’s Nov. 1 contest vs. Maryland announced as CBS’ B1G TIME GAME Indiana Daily Student · Oct 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bloomington Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Bloomington — but the Maryland one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• eroded outcropping · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bloomington

• Big Run State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• North Branch Potomac Fish Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bloomington

🏘️ Nearby Communities