Nearest Communities to Bloomington,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bloomington, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bloomington:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Bloomington.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bloomington is located in Story County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Story County: Boone, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Marshall & Polk.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 143 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bloomington. Of these communities, 121 are located in counties other than Story County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Bloomington (which is Story County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Bloomington
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Story County (where Bloomington resides)
- County Website: https://www.storycountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Story: Nevada
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bloomington ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomington.
- Homestead Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead Colony is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Colony
- Ames
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Shipley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Nevada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zenorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Roland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Midvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Kelley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Story City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huxley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Robison - Whitaker Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCallsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Iowa Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Slater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maxwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zearing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Boone County
- County Website: https://www.boonecounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Boone: Boone
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bloomington ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomington.
- Napier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Ericson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ericson is located in Boone County
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- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
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- Mackey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Griffen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griffen is located in Boone County
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- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Boone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Madrid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moingona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Ridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeport is located in Boone County
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- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Coal Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley is located in Boone County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Logansport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Logansport is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Fraser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Ogden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pilot Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Wolf
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wolf is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Boxholm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Berkley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Dallas County
- County Website: https://www.dallascountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Dallas: Adel
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bloomington ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomington.
- High Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Xenia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Gibbsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbsville
- Woodward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moran
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moran is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Bouton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ingersoll ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ingersoll is located in Dallas County
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- Gardiner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gardiner is located in Dallas County
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- Perry Yard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Yard is located in Dallas County
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- Minburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- County Website: https://www.hamiltoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Hamilton: Webster City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bloomington ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomington.
- Randall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Rosendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosendale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <3>
- Stanhope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Stratford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kamrar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Blairsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Remicker ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Remicker is located in Hamilton County
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- Stonega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stonega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonega
- Williams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Webster City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- County Website: https://www.hardincountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Hardin: Eldora
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bloomington ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomington.
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Radcliffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- New Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Buckeye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Lawn Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Hill
- Rough Woods Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rough Woods Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Woods Hill
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Gifford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper County
- County Website: https://jasperia.org/
- County Seat for Jasper: Newton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bloomington ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomington.
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Mingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Baxter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Ira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
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- Oswalt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
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- Goddard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Marshall County
- County Website: https://www.marshallcountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Marshall: Marshalltown
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bloomington ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomington.
- Saint Anthony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Anthony is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Illinois Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Illinois Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Grove
- State Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clemons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Edenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Rhodes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Bromley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bromley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Minerva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Minerva is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Bangor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Melbourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- LaMoille
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
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- Moningers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moningers is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moningers
- State Center Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Luray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Van
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Polk County
- County Website: https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/
- County Seat for Polk: Des Moines
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bloomington ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bloomington.
- Oakwood Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Station is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Station
- Sheldahl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Alleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Loring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loring is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Elkhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Polk City Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Crocker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Crocker is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker
- Polk City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Farrar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Corydon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Corydon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
- Andrews
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Andrews is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Ankeny
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
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- Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Polk County
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- Quilhart ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Quilhart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quilhart
- Herrold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Herrold is located in Polk County
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- Oralabor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oralabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oralabor
- Bondurant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Camp Dodge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Camp Dodge is located in Polk County
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- Carney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carney is located in Polk County
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- Saylor Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saylor Station is located in Polk County
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- Berwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berwick is located in Polk County
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- Johnston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saylor is located in Polk County
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- Saylorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
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- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Polk County
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- Santiago
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Santiago is located in Polk County
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- Grimes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marquisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marquisville is located in Polk County
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- Swanwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Swanwood is located in Polk County
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- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bowsher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bowsher is located in Polk County
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- Lovington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lovington is located in Polk County
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- Norwoodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norwoodville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
- Capitol Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Capitol Heights is located in Polk County
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- Country Estate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rider
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rider is located in Polk County
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- Mitchellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Easton Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Easton Place is located in Polk County
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- Urbandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Webster County
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bloomington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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