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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bloomington (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bloomington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bloomington is located in Magoffin County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Magoffin County: Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Morgan & Wolfe.

Below are the counties that are near Bloomington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bloomington:

  • Magoffin County     (The home county of Bloomington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Edna
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Edna is located in Magoffin County
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    • Maggard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Maggard is located in Magoffin County
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    • Cisco
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Cisco is located in Magoffin County
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    • Elsie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
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    • Logville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Logville is located in Magoffin County
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    • Flat Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
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    • Lacey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lacey is located in Magoffin County
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    • Ova
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Ova is located in Magoffin County
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    • Salyersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Falcon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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    • Hendricks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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    • Lakeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
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  • Bath County
    • Suddith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Suddith is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suddith
  • Breathitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Bays
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bays is located in Breathitt County
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    • Rock Lick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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    • Taulbee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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    • Rousseau
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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    • Vancleve
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
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    • Frozen Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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    • Wolverine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
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    • Jackson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Quicksand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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    • Kragon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Kragon is located in Breathitt County
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    • Flintville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Flintville is located in Breathitt County
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    • Clayhole
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
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  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Beetle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Beetle is located in Carter County
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    • Jacobs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jacobs is located in Carter County
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    • Willard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Willard is located in Carter County
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  • Elliott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Isonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Isonville is located in Elliott County
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    • Bell City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bell City is located in Elliott County
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    • Sandy Hook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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    • Newfoundland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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    • Ibex
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ibex is located in Elliott County
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    • Ault
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ault is located in Elliott County
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    • Bruin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bruin is located in Elliott County
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    • Gimlet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • David
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • David is located in Floyd County
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    • Auxier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Auxier is located in Floyd County
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    • Blue River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue River is located in Floyd County
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    • Goodloe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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    • Prestonsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Watergap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Watergap is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
    • Allen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Allen has also been known as:
      • Beaver Creek Junction
      • Beaver Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Dwale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dwale is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
    • Manton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Manton is located in Floyd County
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    • Eastern
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastern is located in Floyd County
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    • Hueysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Langley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Langley is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Oil Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
    • Asa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Asa is located in Johnson County
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    • Fuget
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fuget is located in Johnson County
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    • Redbush
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Redbush is located in Johnson County
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    • Barnetts Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
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    • Volga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Volga is located in Johnson County
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    • Keaton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Keaton is located in Johnson County
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    • Denver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Denver is located in Johnson County
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    • Staffordsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Flatgap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Flatgap is located in Johnson County
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    • Collista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Collista is located in Johnson County
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    • Sitka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Sitka is located in Johnson County
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  • Knott County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Skaggs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
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    • Mazie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mazie is located in Lawrence County
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    • Martha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Martha is located in Lawrence County
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    • Blaine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilbur ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilbur is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
    • Cordell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cordell is located in Lawrence County
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    • Cando ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cando is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
    • Cherokee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Houckville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Houckville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
    • Mattie ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattie is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
    • Prosperity
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
    • Charley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Charley is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Williba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Williba is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
    • Vada
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vada is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
    • Athol
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Athol is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Fincastle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fincastle is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
    • Primrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Primrose is located in Lee County
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    • Tallega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallega is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
    • Zachariah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Zachariah is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
    • Zoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Zoe is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
  • Martin County
    • Tomahawk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tomahawk is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Menifee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Korea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Korea is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korea
    • Wellington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Wellington is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Denniston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Denniston is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denniston
    • Mariba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mariba is located in Menifee County
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    • Frenchburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sudith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sudith is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Dingus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Dingus is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
    • Malone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Malone is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
    • Cannel City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
    • Jeptha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jeptha is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
    • Ophir
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ophir is located in Morgan County
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    • West Liberty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkfork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
    • Crockett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Crockett is located in Morgan County
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    • Grassy Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Mize
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mize is located in Morgan County
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    • Wrigley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wrigley is located in Morgan County
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    • Yocum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Yocum is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
  • Perry County
    • Stacy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stacy is located in Perry County
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  • Powell County
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Minor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Minor is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
    • Mount Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Elliottville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
    • Clearfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clearfield is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
    • Brady
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brady is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Morehead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Wolfe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
    • Belknap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Belknap is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
    • Lee City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lee City is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
    • Helechawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
    • Hazel Green
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Lexie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lexie is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
    • Toliver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Toliver is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver
    • Valeria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Valeria is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
    • Bethany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethany is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Campton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Mary is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
    • Pine Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rogers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bloomington, see our County-by-County Page for Bloomington.

Cemeteries Near Bloomington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bloomington.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bloomington - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bloomington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.

  • Howard - Patrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Millard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Whitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Saul Howard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Andrew Jackson Patton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Keeton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Oney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (834 more) ...
    • Patrick & Lovely Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Reed Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • David M. Cooper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bloomington had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.

  • Lickburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lickburg is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickburg
  • White Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • White Oak is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • Lykins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lykins is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykins
  • Hager
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hager is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager
  • Dingus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dingus is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
  • Caney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Caney is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Hendricks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
  • Elamton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elamton is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamton
  • Falcon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Falcon is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Ophir
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophir is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • West Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkfork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sellars
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Sellars is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellars
    • Lee City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lee City is located in Wolfe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
    • Ivyton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bloomington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloomington.

Newspapers Published in Bloomington ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bloomington, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bloomington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bloomington:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bloomington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'.