Welcome to Tunker ...

Tunker is located in Whitley County<1>.

The location of Tunker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tunker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Tunker is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tunker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Tunker and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Tunker is located in the (260) area code.

Communities near Tunker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tunker.

• Huntington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Columbia City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <4>
• North Manchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manchester
  • North Manchester is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Manchester <4>
• Winona Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Lake
  • Winona Lake is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona Lake <4>
• Churubusco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
  • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <4>
• South Whitley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitley
  • South Whitley is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Whitley <4>
• Roanoke
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Andrews
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
• Markle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
  • Markle is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <4>
• Pierceton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceton
  • Pierceton is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tunker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tunker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tunker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tunker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tunker. See our Newspapers Page for Tunker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tunker ...

Looking for more information about Tunker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tunker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tunker.

Adding Tunker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tunker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tunker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tunker post office opened in 1886.

We also found Tunker in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tunker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tunker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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