Bloomington, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Bloomington, Missouri
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Bloomington
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Macon
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:823
Coordinates:39.7969°N -92.5603°W
Area Code:660
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:740681

Bloomington is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States. Bloomington is 3.5miles north of Bevier.

History

Bloomington was built in 1837, and is the oldest community in Macon County. It was originally called Box Ankle[1] [2] and served as Macon County's seat until 1863. The town was the original county seat of Macon county and a strongly pro-state guard town during the civil war. When the city was occupied by union soldiers they made a deal with the population not to burn the town if they elected union officers in the upcoming city council election. The officers were elected and the union promptly burned the city of Bloomington and moved the county seat to Macon. The town of Bloomington never recovered from this and is now a ghost town.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Disappearing Missouri Names . The Kansas City Star. March 19, 1911. 15. Newspapers.com. August 15, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Macon County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070636/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_macon.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. October 30, 2016.