Welcome to Bloomington ...

Bloomington is located in Magoffin County<1>.

The location of Bloomington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

When the people of Bloomington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bloomingtonian<3>

Bloomington is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bloomington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bloomington is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Bloomington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Bloomington: This one is located in Magoffin County and the other is located in Grayson County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 33 communities that are also named Bloomington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bloomington.

Communities near Bloomington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bloomington.

• Paintsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <5>
• West Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <5>
• Salyersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <5>
• Sandy Hook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <5>
• Logville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
  • Logville is located in Magoffin County
• Dingus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
  • Dingus is located in Morgan County
• Flat Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
  • Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
• Lacey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Magoffin County
• Ova
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
  • Ova is located in Magoffin County
• Cannel City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
  • Cannel City is located in Morgan County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bloomington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloomington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bloomington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloomington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomington. See our Newspapers Page for Bloomington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomington ...

Looking for more information about Bloomington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bloomington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bloomington.

Adding Bloomington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloomington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bloomington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bloomington post office opened in 1849.

We also found Bloomington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bloomington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/