Bloomington, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Image Map1: | Map of Osborne Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Osborne County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bloomington |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 39.4517°N -98.7869°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Osborne |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1870s |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Established Date1: | 1871 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 1591 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 785 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-07525 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank1 Info: | 472270 |
Bloomington is an unincorporated community in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. It is located about 4 miles west of Osborne.
Bloomington was originally called Tilden, and under the latter name was platted in 1871.[1] 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.[2]
Bloomington grade school was closed in 1968.[3]