The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBloomington is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 741 as of the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Bloomington.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 350 to 331 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1987.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bloomington yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Bloomington’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bloomington’s history is told.
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Bloomington, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Bloomington is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bloomington has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is James Ballantine House in Bloomington, 4.1 miles away.
Bloomington and the nearest listed places
Closest to Bloomington
James Ballantine HouseBloomington · Vernacular High Victorian Italianate · Built 18774.1mi
Lakeside BallroomGuttenberg · Building7.3mi
Clayton SchoolClayton · Vernacular7.3mi
Guttenberg Corn Canning Co.Guttenberg · Building7.8mi
Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic DistrictGuttenberg · Greek Revival7.9miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.