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Welcome to Bloomington Heights ...

Bloomington Heights is located in McLean County<1>.

The pronunciation of Bloomington Heights: BLOOM-ing-tuhn<2>

A typical abbreviation for Bloomington Heights: Bloomington Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Bloomington Heights is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bloomington Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bloomington Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bloomington Heights - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Websites for Bloomington Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bloomington Heights, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bloomington Heights ...

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

  • Normal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Le Roy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Heyworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • El Paso
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lexington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mackinaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Former name for Mackinaw:
    • Mackinawtown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <4>
  • Hudson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Atlanta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Gridley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Minier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloomington Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bloomington Heights. 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 Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomington Heights ...

Looking for more information about Bloomington Heights? 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 Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bloomington Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Bloomington Heights. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomington Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.