Welcome to Bloomington ...

Bloomington is located in Macon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloomington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

When the people of Bloomington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bloomingtonian<3>

Bloomington is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Bloomington: (660)

Communities Also Named Bloomington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Bloomington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bloomington ...

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

• Macon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <5>
• La Plata
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Clarence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <5>
• Bevier
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
  • Bevier is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <5>
• Bucklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
  • Bucklin is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
• Atlanta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Callao
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callao
  • Callao is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callao <5>
• New Cambria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
  • New Cambria is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cambria <5>
• Jacksonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
• Elmer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Elmer is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloomington ...

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

Adding Bloomington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bloomington 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 for Bloomington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bloomington post office opened in 1838.

We also found Bloomington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloomington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/