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Welcome to Bloomington Heights ...

Bloomington Heights is located in McLean County<1>.


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


The pronunciation of Bloomington Heights: BLOOM-ing-tuhn<3>

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.<4>.

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

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 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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <5>
  • Heyworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
    • Heyworth is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <5>
  • El Paso
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
    • El Paso is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <5>
  • Lexington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
  • Mackinaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
    • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Former name for Mackinaw:
    • Mackinawtown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <5>
  • Hudson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
  • Atlanta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
  • Gridley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Gridley is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <5>
  • 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.

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

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomington Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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