Bloomington Genealogy (in Decatur County, IA)
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Bloomington Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Birth records, 1878-1938 FamilySearch Library
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Bloomington Cemetery Records
Elk Cemetery US Gen Web
Elk Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
Lillie Cemetery US Gen Web
Lillie Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Bloomington Census Records
1851 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage
1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
Census, Bloomington Twp. Pages 1-11 1885 US Gen Web
Census, Bloomington Twp. Pages 12-22 1885 US Gen Web
Census, Bloomington Twp. Pages 60-62 1860 US Gen Web
Federal Census of 1940, Bloomington in Decatur County, Iowa LDS Genealogy
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
State Census 1856 Bloomington Twp. US Gen Web Archives
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Bloomington Church Records
Bloomington Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Death records, 1880-1948 FamilySearch Library
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Bloomington Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1876-1928 FamilySearch Library
Bloomington Land Records
Land transfer records, 1856-1910; index, 1874-1910 FamilySearch Library
Bloomington Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Marriage records, 1874-1933 FamilySearch Library
Bloomington Newspapers and Obituaries
Bloomington herald (Bloomington, Iowa) (from Dec. 11, 1840 to Dec. 23, 1848) MyHeritage
Bloomington herald 12/11/1840 to 12/23/1848 Genealogy Bank
Bloomington herald. (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) (from Dec. 11, 1840 to Dec. 23, 1848) Chronicling America
Iowa Democratic Enquirer 1849-1852 Newspapers.com
Muscatine Journal 1840-1854 Newspapers.com
Muscatine journal (Bloomington, Iowa) (from June 3, 1853 to May 13, 1854) MyHeritage
Muscatine journal 06/03/1853 to 05/13/1854 Genealogy Bank
Muscatine journal. (Bloomington, Iowa) (from June 3, 1853 to May 13, 1854) Chronicling America
Offline Newspapers for BloomingtonAccording 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 |
Bloomington Probate Records
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