Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bunker Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bunker Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bunker Hill is located in Perry County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Bunker Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bunker Hill:
- Perry County (The home county of Bunker Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Houston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bigelow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fourche
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Toad Suck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Adona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Deberrie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Casa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Plumerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oppelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Menifee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Solgohachia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Winrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Old Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Pontoon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Center Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Lollie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Wooster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Twin Groves
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Beryl
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Guy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Vilonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Holla Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Pottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Appleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Caglesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- North Dardanelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Center Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Ferndale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Maumelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marche
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Secluded Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Banty ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Cammack Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Gibson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gravel Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Paron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Avilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Rubicon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Formosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Gravesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Bee Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Cotton Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Dardanelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bunker Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Bunker Hill.
Cemeteries Near Bunker Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bunker Hill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bunker Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bunker Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Volman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Volman Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bigelow.
- Casey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plumerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCullough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Viney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faisst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Stover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- The Wolf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wolfe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56882 <2>
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Bunker Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bunker Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Houston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Plumerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oppelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Lollie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Morrilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Menifee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Roland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gold Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Mayflower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bunker Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bunker Hill.
Newspapers Published in Bunker Hill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bunker Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bunker Hill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bunker Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bunker Hill:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Van Buren County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bunker Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bunker Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |