Bloomington, MD

Bloomington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in southeastern Garrett County, Maryland located at the confluence of the North Branch Potomac River and Savage River. The 2010 census counted 305 residents. Bloomington lies to the west of Luke on Maryland Route 135 and is bounded to the northwest by Savage River State Forest. Originally known as "Llangollen" when the town's post office was established on December 4, 1872, its name was later changed to "Bloomington". Bloomington's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Maryland setting. The local scoop is how Bloomington's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Jennings Randolph Lake to the southwest on the North Branch of the Potomac was completed in 1982 as "Bloomington Lake" but was renamed in 1987 by the United States Congress for West Virginia Senator Jennings Randolph.