Bloomington is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Osborne County, Kansas
Osborne County (standard abbreviation: OB) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,500. The largest city and county seat is Osborne.
History
Early history
For many millennia, the G ...
, United States.
It is located about 4 miles west of
Osborne
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Places Australia
* Osborne, South Australia (disambiguation), places associated with the suburb in the Adelaide metropolitan area
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Can ...
.
History
Bloomington was originally called Tilden, and under the latter name was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bear ...
ted in 1871.
The present name of Bloomington was adopted in 1873.
A post office was opened in Bloomington in the 1870s, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.
Education
Bloomington grade school was closed in 1968.
["Bloomington attendance center closed", Osborne County Farmer, August 22, 1968, p. 1.]
References
Further reading
External links
* Osborne County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Osborne County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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