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Bloomington

Ghost town · Washington County, Utah

St. George quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
St. George quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bloomington is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah. It is one of 10 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 28 Utah counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bloomington as a historical populated place on the Saint George topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.0466° N, 113.6061° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint George
Elevation2,532 ft
Nearest living townSt. George, UT
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1437504
Coordinates37.04665, -113.60607

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What's there now

Bloomington is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. George, UT (population 99,184), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,532 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bloomington?

Bloomington is in Washington County, Utah, at 37.0466, -113.6061.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Utah has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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