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 (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 is located in Solano County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Solano County: Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma & Yolo.
Below are the counties that are near Bunker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bunker:
- Solano County (The home county of Bunker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker, with the one closest to Bunker listed first.
- Batavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Travis Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Leisure Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Hartley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartley is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Denverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Vacaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rio Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker, with the one closest to Bunker listed first.
- Pittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bethel Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Oakley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bay Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
- Knightsen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clyde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Brentwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bixler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker, with the one closest to Bunker listed first.
- Redbud Park ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud Park is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Spanish Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- American Canyon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lombard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Napa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Las Putas ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Las Putas is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Putas
- Sacramento County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker, with the one closest to Bunker listed first.
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vorden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Hood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ryde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Isleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Walnut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Laguna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Parkway - South Sacramento
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sutterville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sutterville is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutterville
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker, with the one closest to Bunker listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Terminous
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- North Woodbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- Acampo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Woodbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Lodi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker, with the one closest to Bunker listed first.
- Greendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Clarksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- El Macero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swingle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Plainfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Winters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Sacramento
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broderick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yolo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bunker, see our County-by-County Page for Bunker.
Cemeteries Near Bunker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bunker.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bunker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bunker, with the one closest to Bunker listed first.
- Silveyville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tremont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vacaville - Elmira Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Davis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7930 <2>
- Suisun - Fairfield Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winters Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Winters Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Winters.
- The Winters Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8452 <2>
- St. Rose Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (51 more) ...
- South East Lawn Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- San Joaquin Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bunker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bunker, with the one closest to Bunker listed first.
- Maine Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
- Binghamton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Binghamton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
- Batavia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Denverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Violet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Violet is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Vanden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vanden is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanden
- Vacaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rio Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swingle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bunker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bunker.
Newspapers Published in Bunker ...
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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bunker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bunker, 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.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Solano County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Contra Costa County
- Napa County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bunker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |