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Welcome to Bloomington Ferry ...

Bloomington Ferry is located in Hennepin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomington Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

A typical abbreviation for Bloomington Ferry: Bloomington Fry. (or less commonly used: Bloomington Frry.)

Bloomington Ferry is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Bloomington Ferry ...

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

  • Minneapolis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Paul
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lakeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eagan is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <3>
  • Eden Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Minnetonka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Apple Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomington Ferry ...

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

Adding Bloomington Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloomington Ferry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bloomington Ferry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bloomington Ferry post office opened in 1865. The Bloomington Ferry post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomington Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Hennepin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloomington Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/