Bloomington Genealogy (in Decatur County, IA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Bloomington are also found through the Decatur County and Iowa pages.


Bloomington Cemetery Records

Elk Cemetery US Gen Web online

Elk Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Lillie Cemetery US Gen Web online

Lillie Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Bloomington Census Records

Census, Bloomington Twp. Pages 1-11 1885 US Gen Web online

Census, Bloomington Twp. Pages 12-22 1885 US Gen Web online

Census, Bloomington Twp. Pages 60-62 1860 US Gen Web online

Federal Census of 1940, Bloomington in Decatur County, Iowa LDS Genealogy online

State Census 1856 Bloomington Twp. US Gen Web Archives online

Bloomington Newspapers and Obituaries

Bloomington Herald 1840-1848 Newspapers.com online

Bloomington herald (Bloomington, Iowa) (from Dec. 11, 1840 to Dec. 23, 1848) MyHeritage online

Bloomington herald 12/11/1840 to 12/23/1848 Genealogy Bank online

Bloomington herald. (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) (from Dec. 11, 1840 to Dec. 23, 1848) Chronicling America online

Iowa Democratic Enquirer 1849-1852 Newspapers.com online

Muscatine journal (Bloomington, Iowa) (from June 3, 1853 to May 13, 1854) MyHeritage online

Muscatine journal 06/03/1853 to 05/13/1854 Genealogy Bank online

Muscatine journal. (Bloomington, Iowa) (from June 3, 1853 to May 13, 1854) Chronicling America 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 Herald. (Bloomington, Iowa) 1840-1849

Iowa Democratic Enquirer. (Bloomington, Iowa) 1848-1862



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