Bloomington Genealogy (in Monroe County, IN)

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Bloomington Birth Records

1907-1940 Indiana Birth Certificates Ancestry online

Baptismal Records 1864 - 1913, St. Charles Catholic Church, Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Memory online

Indiana Births, 1880-1920 Ancestry online

Indiana, Birth Records, 1907-present Indiana State Department of Health

Bloomington Cemetery Records (79)


Bloomington Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Bloomington Church Records

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Baptismal Records 1864 - 1913, St. Charles Catholic Church, Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Memory online

Bloomington District, Indiana Conference, United Methodist Church records Archive Grid

Census, Misson Churches, Sacraments 1879-1918; St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Indiana Memory online

Church Register of the United Presbyterian Church of Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Memory online

Church history of Baptist churches at Attica, Fountain County 1870-1899; Aurora, Dearborn County 1871-1883; Bloomington, Monroe County 1825-1890; Brown's Wonder Church, Boone County 1840-1873; Ebenezer and Clear Creek, Morgan County 1830-1891; Eel River District Association, Putnam County 1825-1951; Lick Creek, Fayette County 1814-1912; Little Mt. Zion Church, Warrick County 1869-1882; Little Pigeon Creek, Warren County 1816-1840; Mt. Zion Church, Floyd County 1831-1833; Poison Creek, Perry County 1888-1909; Silver Creek, Clark County 1798-1837; and Wolcottville, Noble County 1837-1868 Archive Grid

Church of the Cross United Methodist Church (Bloomington, Ind.) records Archive Grid

Church records, 1843-1875 (First Baptist Church (Bloomington, Indiana)) FamilySearch Library

Fairview United Methodist Church (Bloomington, Ind.) records Archive Grid

First Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Deaths, 1928-1952 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1835-1871 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1907-1916 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Deaths, 1873-1904 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1847-1850 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First United Methodist Church (Bloomington, Ind.) records Archive Grid

Membership roll of the First Baptist Church, Bloomington, Indiana : taken from records, volumes I & II, 1825-1890 FamilySearch Library

Parish registers, 1861-1930 (Catholic Church. St. Charles Borromeo's (Bloomington, Indiana)) FamilySearch Library

Record of Deaths for St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church 1864 - 1913 Indiana Memory online

Saint Paul United Methodist Church (Bloomington, Ind.) records Archive Grid

Saint Paul United Methodist Church (Bloomington, Ind.) records Archive Grid

The church register of the Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, Indiana, 1819-1914 FamilySearch Library

Bloomington City Directories

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Bloomington (Indiana) city directories FamilySearch Library

Bloomington City Directory 1916, 1920, 1922-1923, 1925-1932, 1934-1940 Indiana Memory online

Bloomington City Directory 1920 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1922 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1938 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1945 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1952 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Bloomington City Directory and Monroe County Gazetteer 1909-10 Indiana Memory online

Bloomington Indiana Buyer's Guide and Classified Business Directory 1940 Indiana Memory online

Bloomington, IN 1913-1914, 1916-1918, 1920-1923, 1927-1932, 1934-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Bloomington, IN; 1938, 1939, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Directory of Businesses in Bloomington (1930) Indiana Genealogical Society online

Directory of Members of Masonic Lodges in Bloomington (1920) Indiana Genealogical Society online

H. C. Chandler & Co.'s Business Directory - Bloomington 1868 US Gen Web online

Residence and Business Directory of Bloomington, Indiana 1900 Indiana Memory online

Bloomington Death Records

1899-2011 Indiana Death Certificates Ancestry online

Deaths in the Bloomington Weekly Star (1927-1930) Indiana Genealogical Society online

Index to Records of Day Funeral Home (1919-1949) Indiana Genealogical Society online

Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 Ancestry online

Indiana, Death Records, 1900-present Indiana State Department of Health

Monroe County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1899-2011 Ancestry online

Record of Deaths for St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church 1864 - 1913 Indiana Memory online

Bloomington Histories and Genealogies

Biographical sketches, Monroe County, Indiana FamilySearch Library

Historic treasures: true tales of deeds with interesting data in the life of Bloomington, Indiana University and Monroe County--written in simple language and about real people, with other important things and illustrations LDS Genealogy online

Historic treasures: true tales of deeds with interesting data in the life of Bloomington, Indiana University and Monroe County--written in simple language and about real people, with other important things and illustrations Internet Archive online

Bloomington Immigration Records

Declarations of intention 1854-1918 ; miscellaneous papers ca.1916-1930 FamilySearch Library

Indiana, Federal Naturalization Records, 1892-1992 Ancestry online

United States of America, state of Indiana, Monroe County, naturalization records : 1854-1918 FamilySearch Library

Bloomington Land Records

Deed records, 1818-1887 FamilySearch Library

Bloomington Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, 1913 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, December 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, November 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, October 1883 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, September 1892 Library of Congress online

Bloomington Marriage Records

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1810-2001 Indiana Marriages Ancestry online

An index to Monroe County, Indiana, marriage records 1818-1852 FamilySearch Library

Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941 Ancestry online

Indiana Marriages Through 1850 Indiana State Library online

Indiana Marriages, 1802-1850 (includes Monroe County 1818-1850) Ancestry online

Indiana, Marriage Index, 1806-1861 Ancestry online

Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992 MyHeritage online

Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 MyHeritage online

Monroe County marriage records, 1818-1970 FamilySearch Library

Supplemental records marriage applications, 1845-1920 FamilySearch Library

Bloomington Miscellaneous Records

Register of Graduates of Indiana University Ancestry online

Residents of Monroe County Poor Asylum (1918-1920) Indiana Genealogical Society online

Bloomington Newspapers and Obituaries

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Bloomington Courier, 1881-1907 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Daily Student, 1898-1922 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Daily Telephone, 1932-1932 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Evening World 1901-1917 Newspapers.com online

Bloomington Evening World, 1907-1923 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Hawkeye, 1881-1881 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Herald, 1840-1848 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Indiana Daily Student, 1907-1923 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Indiana Student, 1867-1914 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Indiana Summer Student, 1922-1923 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Indiana Tribune, 1847-1850 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Indiana Weekly Student, 1920-1921 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington News Letter, 1854-1855 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington News-Letter 1854-1855 Newspapers.com online

Bloomington Post (Bloomington, Monroe County; 6 November 1835 - 22 March 1839) Hoosier State Chronicles online

Bloomington Post, 1835-1839 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Progress, 1869-1900 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Republican (Bloomington, Monroe County; 6 January 1827 - 3 November 1827) Hoosier State Chronicles online

Bloomington Republican, 1827-1827 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Student, 1894-1907 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington Telephone, 1879-1893 Newspaper Archive online

Bloomington World, 1893-1894 Newspaper Archive online

Deaths in the Bloomington Weekly Star (1927-1930) Indiana Genealogical Society online

Early glimpses of Monroe County, Indiana from newspapers the Christian record FamilySearch Library

Herald-Times 04/03/1988 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Indiana Gazette 11/27/1824 to 01/15/1825 Genealogy Bank online

Monroe County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1899-2011 Ancestry online

Religious Times 01/20/1854 to 05/26/1854 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Bloomington

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Bloomington Courier. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1875-1881

Bloomington Courier. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1899-1906

Bloomington Daily Herald. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1947-1950

Bloomington Daily Telephone. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1920s-1943

Bloomington Democrat. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1868-1875

Bloomington Evening World. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1900-1922

Bloomington Evening World. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1933-1943

Bloomington Hawkeye. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1880-1881

Bloomington Herald. (Bloomington, Ia. [Ind.]) 1845-1850

Bloomington New Almanac. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1975-Current

Bloomington News-Letter. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1854-1856

Bloomington Post. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1836-1843

Bloomington Progress. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1867-1870s

Bloomington Reporter. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1850-1851

Bloomington Republican and Indiana Gazette. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1827-1829

Bloomington Republican. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1856-1867

Bloomington Telephone. (Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind.) 1883-1880s

Bloomington Times. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1875-1870s

Bloomington Tribune. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1966-1968

Bloomington Weekly Courier. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1906-1926

Bloomington Weekly Equator. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1840-1841

Bloomington Weekly Star. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1919-1943

Common Sense. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1971-1974

Courier Tribune. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1968-1973

Courier. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1895-1899

Daily Herald-Telephone. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1950-1977

Daily Telephone. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1892-1920s

Democrat. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1843-1844

Evening World. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1922-1933

Fun City!. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1975-1976

Herald-Telephone. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1977-1989

Herald-Times. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1989-Current

Independent Whig. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1830-1832

Indiana Gazette and Literature's Advocate. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1834-1830s

Indiana Globe. (Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind.) 1845-1840s

Indiana Tribune and Monroe Farmer. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1848-1850

Indiana Tribune. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1847-1848

Indiana Weekly Student. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1920-1921

Northwestern Gazette and Working Farmer's Journal. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1840s-1853

Post. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1835-1836

Primo Times [Microform]. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1974-1978

Primo Times. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1974-1978

Religious Times. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1853-1854

Republican Progress. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1870s-1900

Saturday Courier. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1881-1895

Semi-Weekly Telephone. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1880s-1887

Six County Topics. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1960s-1970

South Central Topics. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1970-1971

Star Courier. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1943-1968

Weekly Telephone. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1877-1882

Western Post. (Bloomington, Ia. [I.E. Ind.]) 1843-1840s

Western Times. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1854-1855

World Telephone. (Bloomington, Ind.) 1943-1950

Bloomington Probate Records

1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstracts of probate records, Monroe County, Indiana : 1818-1872 FamilySearch Library

Bloomington School Records (51)


Bloomington Tax Records

Tax duplicates, 1842-1922 FamilySearch Library



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