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 Grant County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Jo Daviess (IL), Crawford, Iowa, Lafayette & Richland.
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:
- Grant County (The home county of Bloomington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Patch Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- North Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- North Andover is located in Grant County
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Beetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Glen Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County
- Bagley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Bagley is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Mount Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Wyalusing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County
- Cassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cassville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Fennimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Wauzeka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Prairie du Chien
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Boydtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Eastman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Steuben
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Bell Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Gays Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Rewey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rewey
- Rewey is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Cobb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richland County
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Waukon Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Harpers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <2>
- Volney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Volney is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Waterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Guttenberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
- Guttenberg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guttenberg <2>
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- North Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Millville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - McGregor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>
- Garnavillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo
- Garnavillo is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnavillo <2>
- Marquette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Marquette is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <2>
- Osterdock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Garber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Elkport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Clayton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Farmersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Delaware County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Colesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Holy Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County (IA)
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County (IA)
- Edgewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Edgewood is located in Delaware County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <2>
- Greeley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Greeley is located in Delaware County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <2>
- Dubuque County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomington, with the one closest to Bloomington listed first.
- Waupeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Balltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Old Balltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Holy Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Luxemburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Rickardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rickardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Sherrill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Sherrill is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <2>
- Durango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Durango is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durango <2>
- New Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
- New Vienna is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Bankston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Sageville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Asbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bloomington, see our County-by-County Page for Bloomington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bloomington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bloomington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bloomington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of 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 Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allamakee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clayton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Delaware County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dubuque County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Grant County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Grant County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Blake Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Prairie Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87792 <4>
- Little Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Grant Cemetery
- Union - Lumpkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union - Lumpkin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129649 <4>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Patch Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patch Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patch Grove Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Beetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beetown Cemetery
- Hermitage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermitage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermitage Cemetery
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Gockel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gockel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gockel Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Gockel Cemetery
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.<5>
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.
- North Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- North Andover is located in Grant County
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Beetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Glen Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County
- Bagley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Bagley is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Eckards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hurricane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Mount Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
- Guttenberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
- Guttenberg is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guttenberg <2>
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wyalusing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Cassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cassville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Wyalusing
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.
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 Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bloomington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bloomington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8922, Longitude: -90.9273 In this case, the coordinates for Bloomington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |