Welcome to Bungay ...

Bungay is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bungay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Bungay is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bungay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bungay lies within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Bungay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bungay - they are located in Connecticut and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Bungay ...

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

• Fairfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
• Carmi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
  • Carmi is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmi <3>
• McLeansboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <3>
• Norris City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <3>
• Wayne City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <3>
• Crossville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <3>
• Enfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <3>
• Dahlgren
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <3>
• Jeffersonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
• Belle Rive
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Rive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rive
  • Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Rive <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bungay ...

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

Adding Bungay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bungay post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bungay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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