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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Idaho Genealogy|Idaho]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Bear Lake County, Idaho Genealogy|Bear Lake County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Bloomington''  
''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Idaho]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Bear Lake County, Idaho|Bear Lake County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Bloomington''  


== Quick Facts  ==
== Quick Facts  ==
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=== Cemeteries  ===
=== Cemeteries  ===


Bloomington Cemetery  
Bloomington Cemetery


Some records of this cemetery at the [http://history.idaho.gov/cemetery_b.html#anchor1067603 Idaho State Archives] in Boise; Transcription of 942 gravestones available through [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2167501 Find-a-Grave].com website; transcription of 884 tombstones available [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchMaster.cfm Eastern Idaho Death Index]; photo of 1 gravestone available at idahogravestones.org; transcriptions available in book form and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City [9][10][11]; up-to-date records available at Bear Lake Idaho [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/?c=montpelier&s=idaho&p=Postal+Code&n=Country FamilySearch center] in Montpelier, Idaho.
Some records of this cemetery at the [http://history.idaho.gov/cemetery_b.html#anchor1067603 Idaho State Archives] in Boise; Transcription of 942 gravestones available through [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2167501 Find-a-Grave].com website; transcription of 884 tombstones available [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/famhist/Obit/searchMaster.cfm Eastern Idaho Death Index]; photo of 1 gravestone available at idahogravestones.org; transcriptions available in book form and on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City [9][10][11]; up-to-date records available at Bear Lake Idaho [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center] in Montpelier, Idaho.  


=== Church and Church Records ===
=== Church and Church Records ===


===== Current =====
===== Current =====


The Bloomington Ward meets in Paris, Idaho.  
The Bloomington Ward meets in Paris, Idaho.


=== History ===
===== Historic =====


Settling Bloomington
Many of the original records of church units are in the [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library Church History Library] in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=352834&subject_disp=Idaho%2C++Bear++Lake%2C++Bloomington++%2D++Church++records&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library] in Salt Lake City or at its [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers].


On April 10, 1864 Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn and three daughters, Charlotte Ann, Permelia and their nephew James Dunn , Mrs Merinda Campbell and her two Sons David and Warren. Left Providence, Utah to settle Bloomington in the Bear Lake Valley. Each family had two oxen and one wagon and a few herd of cattle. They travelled by way of Gentile Valley, past Fort Connor (Soda Spring) and up the Bear River to the crossing where they were among the very first to use the ferry raft that had been built shortly before their arrival by John Cozzens. They continued through Paris southward to become the first families to settle in the Bloomington area. They arrived on April 18th 1864


===== Historic  =====
Many of the original records of church units are in the [http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library Church History Library] in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the {{FSC|United States, Idaho, Bear Lake, Bloomington - Church records|subject|subject-id=1269839721|disp=FamilySearch Library}} in Salt Lake City or at its [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers].
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=== Directories  ===
=== Directories  ===
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===== Historical  =====
===== Historical  =====


The Idaho State Archives has in its collections many [http://history.idaho.gov/archives-collections  Idaho newspapers] which may be of interest to residents of Bloomington, especially those from towns that are nearby.
The Idaho State Archives has in its collections many [http://history.idaho.gov/research.html Idaho newspapers] which may be of interest to residents of Bloomington.


== Societies, Libraries and Museums  ==
== Societies, Libraries and Museums  ==
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{{reflist}} {{Bear Lake County, Idaho}}  
{{reflist}} {{Bear Lake County, Idaho}}  


[[Category:Bear_Lake_County,_Idaho]]
[[Category:Bear_Lake_County,_Idaho]][[Category:Cities of Idaho]]

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Quick Facts[edit | edit source]

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Bloomington, Idaho

City Hall[edit | edit source]

City of Bloomington
91 North 3rd West
P.O. Box 149
Bloomington, ID 83223

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Bloomington Cemetery

Some records of this cemetery at the Idaho State Archives in Boise; Transcription of 942 gravestones available through Find-a-Grave.com website; transcription of 884 tombstones available Eastern Idaho Death Index; photo of 1 gravestone available at idahogravestones.org; transcriptions available in book form and on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City [9][10][11]; up-to-date records available at Bear Lake Idaho Family History Center in Montpelier, Idaho.

Church and Church Records[edit | edit source]

Current[edit | edit source]

The Bloomington Ward meets in Paris, Idaho.

Historic[edit | edit source]

Many of the original records of church units are in the Church History Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City or at its Family History Centers.


Directories[edit | edit source]

The Idaho State Archives has in its collections copies of city, county, state and regional directories.

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Historical[edit | edit source]

The Idaho State Archives has in its collections many Idaho newspapers which may be of interest to residents of Bloomington.

Societies, Libraries and Museums[edit | edit source]

Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]