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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 hospitals and doctors 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 Macoupin County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macoupin County: Greene, Jersey, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan & Sangamon.

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:

  • Macoupin 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.
    • Royal Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
      • Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Royal Lakes has also been known as:
      • Royal Lakes village
    • Dorchester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Wilsonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Wilsonville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <2>
    • Mount Clare
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Shipman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sawyerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyerville
      • Sawyerville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyerville <2>
    • Staunton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Plainview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Macoupin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
    • Benld
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
      • Benld is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <2>
    • Miles Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miles Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
      • Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
    • Gillespie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagarville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
    • Sorento
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Old Ripley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Reno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Bond County
    • Pierron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierron
      • Pierron is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierron <2>
    • Pocahontas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
    • Rockbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
      • Rockbridge is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <2>
    • Kane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
      • Kane is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <2>
    • Greenfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <2>
    • Mid City ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mid City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
      • Mid City is located in Greene County
    • Wrights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights
      • Wrights is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrights <2>
    • Carrollton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <2>
  • Jersey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
    • Fidelity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fidelity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
      • Fidelity is located in Jersey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fidelity <2>
    • Delhi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delhi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Jersey County
    • McClusky
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
      • McClusky is located in Jersey County
    • Dow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jerseyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Elsah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsah
      • Elsah is located in Jersey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsah <2>
    • Chautauqua
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
      • Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
    • Otterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
      • Otterville is located in Jersey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Grafton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fieldon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
    • Prairietown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairietown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
      • Prairietown is located in Madison County
    • Dorsey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
      • Dorsey is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorsey <2>
    • Moro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Moro is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
    • Worden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <2>
    • Bethalto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamel
      • Hamel is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamel <2>
    • Livingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
    • Cottage Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
      • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
    • Rosewood Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
      • Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
    • East Alton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
      • East Alton is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
    • Belmont Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
      • Belmont Village is located in Madison County
    • Roxana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
    • Walshville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Litchfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Panama
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <2>
    • Honey Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
      • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
    • Shop Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shop Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
      • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Butler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
    • Donnellson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnellson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
      • Donnellson is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <2>
    • Taylor Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Springs
      • Taylor Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Springs <2>
    • Hillsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
    • Schram City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schram City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
      • Schram City is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Raymond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waggoner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coffeen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
    • Caseyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairmont City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
      • Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Washington Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
      • Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
    • Bunkum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
      • Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
    • National City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
      • National City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <2>
    • Brooklyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • East Saint Louis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
      • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <2>
    • French Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for French Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
      • French Village is located in Saint Clair County
  • Saint Charles County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
    • West Alton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
      • West Alton is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Alton <2>
    • Portage Des Sioux
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Baden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
      • Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Saint Louis County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
    • Spanish Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
      • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Black Jack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
      • Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
    • Glasgow Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
      • Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Bellefontaine Neighbors
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefontaine Neighbors have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
      • Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
    • Riverview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
    • Castle Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
      • Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Moline Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline Acres
      • Moline Acres is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Dellwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Dellwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
    • Florissant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
      • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
    • Calverton Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calverton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
      • Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Ferguson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
    • Flordell Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flordell Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flordell Hills
      • Flordell Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Jennings
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Bunker Hill City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zimmerman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zimmerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zimmerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luken Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luken Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woods Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mize Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mize Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mize Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dorsey Emmaus Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorsey Emmaus Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorsey Emmaus Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wieseman - Ruehnoll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wieseman - Ruehnoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wieseman - Ruehnoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Funderbunk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Funderbunk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Funderbunk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hillyard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillyard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Meyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bunker Hill had a population of 1,269 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bunker Hill had a population of 1,664 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.

  • Dorchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Dorsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Dorsey is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorsey <2>
  • Prairietown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairietown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
    • Prairietown is located in Madison County
  • Shipman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fosterburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
    • Fosterburg is located in Madison County
  • Plainview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
  • Moro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Moro is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
  • Staunton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Miles Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miles Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
    • Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
  • Worden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gillespie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethalto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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    • Carpenter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Madison County
    • Piasa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 the Vicinity of 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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bunker Hill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bunker Hill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bunker Hill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bunker Hill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<5> of 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:

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 Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bunker Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bunker Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0408, Longitude: -89.9514       In this case, the coordinates for Bunker Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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