Its parish priest, a Father Blume, wished his parishioners to all reside on one side of the stream, and so bought land for a settlement on what is now called Establishment Creek moved to the present site of Bloomsdale.

One account has it that "Blumesdale" was mailed to Washington, D.C., as the name of the town's post office.

But the name was illegible, so the story goes, so Washington called the office Bloomsdale.

More likely, Washington anglicized the German name Blume ("flower") to Bloom.

[4] Bloomsdale is located in the eastern part of Jackson Township, near Establishment Creek.

30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.81% White, 0.48% Native American, and 0.72% from two or more races.