A visit to the Bloomington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bloomington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bloomington Cemetery:
42.0467, -93.5849
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bloomington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies just to the east southeast of the Bloomington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bloomington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bloomington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bloomington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ames Municipal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arrasmith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Arrasmith Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrasmith Cemetery
- McMichael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McMichael Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael Cemetery
- College Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The College Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sunday Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday Cemetery
- Ontario Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Brouhard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brouhard Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brouhard Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Born Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Born Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Born Cemetery
- Baldus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Baldus Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldus Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Evergreen Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Knoll Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoll Cemetery
- South St. Petri Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Nevada Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Nevada Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bloomington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bloomington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ames
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shipley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 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
- Kelley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Midvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- 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)
- Roland
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Huxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Slater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- 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
- Mackey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- 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
- Sheldahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Colo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Randall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Maxwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Boone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bloomington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bloomington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bloomington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Boone
- Colo
- Colo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Bloomington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- McCallsburg
- Nevada
- Randall
- Roland
- Slater
- Story City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bloomington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bloomington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999509 (Bloomington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999509 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Story
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ames East
- Location given for Bloomington Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0466528 Lon: -93.5849387
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Story, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bloomington Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |