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Miscellaneous References and MentionsWhile our initial data about Bloomington came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Bloomington in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bloomington. We hope that they will be useful to you. Bloomington is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1> From that list: The Bloomington post office opened in 1831. Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bloomington: List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Bloomington was listed as Bloomington Courthouse. Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher) Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
We found Bloomington in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Bloomington for more information. Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Bloomington. See our Misc Page for Bloomington for more information. Railroad Mentions of Bloomington: Bloomington was mentioned in the following schedules: Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931) New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950) New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902) The following route mentioned Bloomington as a scheduled stop: The Abraham Lincoln: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Abraham Lincoln (train schedule from 1950). The Abraham Lincoln travelled between Chicago (IL) and Saint Louis (MO) Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Bloomington: www.cityhall.ci.bloomington.il.us/ The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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