Bloomington Genealogy (in Monroe County, IN)
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Bloomington Birth Records
1907-1940 Indiana Birth Certificates Ancestry 
Baptismal Records 1864 - 1913, St. Charles Catholic Church, Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Memory
Indiana Births, 1880-1920 Ancestry
Indiana, Birth Records, 1907-present Indiana State Department of Health
Bloomington Cemetery Records (79)
Bloomington Census Records
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
Baptismal Records 1864 - 1913, St. Charles Catholic Church, Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Memory
Bloomington District, Indiana Conference, United Methodist Church records Archive Grid
Census, Misson Churches, Sacraments 1879-1918; St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Indiana Memory
Church Register of the United Presbyterian Church of Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Memory
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 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
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
Bloomington (Indiana) city directories FamilySearch Library
Bloomington City Directory 1916, 1920, 1922-1923, 1925-1932, 1934-1940 Indiana Memory
Bloomington City Directory 1920 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1922 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1929 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1931 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1934 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1938 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1945 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1950 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1952 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1955 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1957 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory 1960 MyHeritage
Bloomington City Directory and Monroe County Gazetteer 1909-10 Indiana Memory
Bloomington Indiana Buyer's Guide and Classified Business Directory 1940 Indiana Memory
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
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Bloomington, Indiana, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Directory of Businesses in Bloomington (1930) Indiana Genealogical Society
Directory of Members of Masonic Lodges in Bloomington (1920) Indiana Genealogical Society
H. C. Chandler & Co.'s Business Directory - Bloomington 1868 US Gen Web
Residence and Business Directory of Bloomington, Indiana 1900 Indiana Memory
Bloomington Death Records
1899-2011 Indiana Death Certificates Ancestry
Deaths in the Bloomington Weekly Star (1927-1930) Indiana Genealogical Society
Index to Records of Day Funeral Home (1919-1949) Indiana Genealogical Society
Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 Ancestry
Indiana, Death Records, 1900-present Indiana State Department of Health
Monroe County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1899-2011 Ancestry
Record of Deaths for St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church 1864 - 1913 Indiana Memory
Bloomington Histories and Genealogies
Biographical sketches, Monroe County, Indiana FamilySearch Library
Bloomington Immigration Records
Declarations of intention 1854-1918 ; miscellaneous papers ca.1916-1930 FamilySearch Library
Indiana, Federal Naturalization Records, 1892-1992 Ancestry
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
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, 1913 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, December 1887 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, November 1898 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, October 1883 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, September 1892 Library of Congress
Bloomington Marriage Records
1810-2001 Indiana Marriages Ancestry
An index to Monroe County, Indiana, marriage records 1818-1852 FamilySearch Library
Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941 Ancestry
Indiana Marriages Through 1850 Indiana State Library
Indiana Marriages, 1802-1850 (includes Monroe County 1818-1850) Ancestry
Indiana, Marriage Index, 1806-1861 Ancestry
Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992 MyHeritage
Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 MyHeritage
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
Residents of Monroe County Poor Asylum (1918-1920) Indiana Genealogical Society
Bloomington Newspapers and Obituaries
Bloomington Courier, 1881-1907 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Daily Student, 1898-1922 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Daily Telephone, 1932-1932 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Evening World 1901-1917 Newspapers.com
Bloomington Evening World, 1907-1923 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Hawkeye, 1881-1881 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Herald, 1840-1848 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Indiana Daily Student, 1907-1923 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Indiana Student, 1867-1914 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Indiana Summer Student, 1922-1923 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Indiana Tribune, 1847-1850 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Indiana Weekly Student, 1920-1921 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington News Letter, 1854-1855 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington News-Letter 1854-1855 Newspapers.com
Bloomington Post (Bloomington, Monroe County; 6 November 1835 - 22 March 1839) Hoosier State Chronicles
Bloomington Post, 1835-1839 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Progress, 1869-1900 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Republican (Bloomington, Monroe County; 6 January 1827 - 3 November 1827) Hoosier State Chronicles
Bloomington Republican, 1827-1827 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Student, 1894-1907 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington Telephone, 1879-1893 Newspaper Archive
Bloomington World, 1893-1894 Newspaper Archive
Deaths in the Bloomington Weekly Star (1927-1930) Indiana Genealogical Society
Early glimpses of Monroe County, Indiana from newspapers the Christian record FamilySearch Library
Herald-Times 04/03/1988 to Current Genealogy Bank
Indiana Gazette 11/27/1824 to 01/15/1825 Genealogy Bank
Monroe County, Indiana, Obituary Index, 1899-2011 Ancestry
Religious Times 01/20/1854 to 05/26/1854 Genealogy Bank
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 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
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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