Abandoned Record
About Bloomington
Bloomington is an unincorporated community in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. It is located about 4 miles west of Osborne.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Bloomington, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Bloomington is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Bloomington
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1896 Osborne sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Bloomington sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Beloit sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Beloit sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Beloit sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Bloomington
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Bloomington": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Bloomington, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q17510523.
- USGS GNIS 472270.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).