Welcome to Bunker Hill ...

Bunker Hill is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bunker Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

Bunker Hill is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Bunker Hill ...

While we believe that this Bunker Hill is located in Bedford County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Bunker Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fauquier and Warren County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 54 communities that are also named Bunker Hill - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (5), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Missouri (4), Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bunker Hill.

Communities near Bunker Hill ...

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

• Radford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Bedford County
• Vinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Bedford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Altavista
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <4>
• Hurt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <4>
• Buchanan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Davis Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
  • Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
• Moneta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
  • Moneta is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moneta <4>
• Chamblissburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamblissburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
  • Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
• Lowry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
  • Lowry is located in Bedford County

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 Bunker Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bunker Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bunker Hill. 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 Bunker Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bunker Hill ...

Looking for more information about Bunker Hill? 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 Bunker Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bunker Hill.

Adding Bunker Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bunker Hill 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 Bunker Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bunker Hill post office opened in 1834.

We also found Bunker Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bunker Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/