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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Lackawanna County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lackawanna County: Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne & Wyoming.
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:
- Lackawanna County (The home county of Bloomington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Turnersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Aberdeen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Daleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Drinker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Elmhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Yostville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Mount Cobb
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Wimmers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Spring Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Cortez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Albrightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Meckesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Leslie Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Penn Haven Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Avoca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dupont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Houston City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Houston City is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
- Langdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Langdon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Duryea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stoddartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Hughestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Yatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Laflin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laflin is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
- Pittston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Pittston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Mount Pocono
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tobyhanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Lakes Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Pocono Pines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pocono Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mountainhome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Long Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parkside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkside
- Reeders
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McMichael
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Ledgedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- South Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Panther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- La Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Paupack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Tafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Kimble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Lords Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rowland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lackawaxen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Forest City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lenoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Union Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hop Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollisterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tresslarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- South Canaan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Uswick is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uswick
- Waymart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hawley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Prompton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Seelyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seelyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Factoryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Winola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osterhout
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- South Eaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Beaumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Jenks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Marcy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marcy is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Tunkhannock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Narrowsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tusten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tusten is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusten
- Barryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
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.
- Daleville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freytown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Memorial Estate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollisterville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Lake UMC Upper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Lake UMC Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springbrook Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Daleville.
- The Springbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springbrook Congregational Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1370723 <2>
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Bloomington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bloomington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Madisonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Madisonville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Daleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freytown is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freytown
- Moscow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yostville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Lehigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollisterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Drinker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- Elmhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wimmers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wimmers is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers
- Mount Cobb
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Cobb is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cobb
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Spring Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Angels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angels is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
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 108 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 13 miles [20.9 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 start with 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lackawanna County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carbon County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bloomington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |