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Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
Bloomington, Missouri
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°47′49″N 92°33′37″W / 39.79694°N 92.56028°W / 39.79694; -92.56028
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMacon
Elevation823 ft (251 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code660
GNIS feature ID740681

Bloomington is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States. Bloomington is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Bevier.

History

Bloomington was built in 1837, and is the oldest community in Macon County. It was originally called Box Ankle 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.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloomington, Missouri
  2. "Disappearing Missouri Names". The Kansas City Star. March 19, 1911. p. 15. Retrieved August 15, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Macon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

See also

Municipalities and communities of Macon County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Macon
Cities
Map of Missouri highlighting Macon County
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Village
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Other communities
Ghost towns


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