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 hospitals and 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 Clinton County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Brown, Clermont, Fayette, Greene, Highland & Warren.
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:
- Clinton County (The home county of Bloomington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Port William
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Sabina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lees Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- North Kingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Morrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- New Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- New Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Saint Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Cortsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- South Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Shawnee Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Hedges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Kenwood Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Enon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holiday Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Limestone City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- South Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clermont County
- Moores Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hagler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Jeffersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Yatesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Bowersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Grape Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilberforce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Roxanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Trebein
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Bridges
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Willettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Lynchburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hoagland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- New Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Shackleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Barretts Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- South Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Range
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kettering
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gem City Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Moraine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooks Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Riverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sulphur Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- West Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- New Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Fruitdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- South Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Humboldt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Frankfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roxabell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Lattaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Harveysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Corwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- San Je Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Kenricksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Morrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Five Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro
(28 miles [45.1 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.
- Bloomington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thorpe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grassy Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coulter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hussey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- The Hussey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bowersville Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haws Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richland Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sabina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (526 more) ...
- Doan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bloomington had a population of 212 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.
- Bowersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Melvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Melvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Reesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reesville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reesville
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons
- Port William
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Sabina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Paintersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- West Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lumberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lumberton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 110 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. 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 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |