Welcome to Bloomington ...
So far, we found very little information about Bloomington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bloomington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Bloomington - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Bloomington, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Bloomington , we believe that it would have been located within present day Charles Mix County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
When the people of Bloomington referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Bloomingtonian<3>
Time Zone: The area where Bloomington was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Bloomington once stood is in the (605) area code.
Communities Also Named Bloomington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Bloomington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bloomington.
Adding Bloomington to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Bloomington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Bloomington post office opened in 1883.
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 ...
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bloomington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Charles Mix, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Bloomington refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Bloomington may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |