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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 Miami County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miami County: Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard & Wabash.
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:
- Miami 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.
- Loree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
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- Miami
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
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- North Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
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- Amboy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mexico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Converse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pettysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Deedsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Macy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Deer Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flora
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bringhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Rockfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Cutler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
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- Prince William
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William is located in Carroll County
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- Radnor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
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- Ockley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
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- Owasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
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- Delphi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Onward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Galveston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Hoover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Deacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Logansport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Young America
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Twelve Mile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- Dunkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Clymers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Leases Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Middlefork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
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- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Geetingsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Beard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Scircleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Michigantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Boyleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Disko
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Grass Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kewanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Mier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Sims
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Swayzee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Sweetser
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Herbst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Michaelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hackleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Rigdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gas City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- Ekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ekin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekin
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Plevna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Kokomo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vermont is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
- Greentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Judson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Hemlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Indian Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
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- Oakford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
- West Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Guy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Banquo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Mount Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Andrews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Kosciusko County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Beaver Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Silver Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Leisure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Elwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Elwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Elwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elwood
- Pulaski County
- Thornhope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Nevada
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sharpsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Windfall City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Groomsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Groomsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomsville
- Goldsmith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Kempton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hobbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Richvalley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Treaty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Wabash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Fontaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Roann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Lagro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Urbana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laketon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Servia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- North Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Burnettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
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.
- Leonda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rankin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garnand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chitick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Climer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Metzger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fegley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Keyes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bunker Hill had a population of 538 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bunker Hill had a population of 847 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Loree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Miami
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Switch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Switch is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Switch
- McGrawsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McGrawsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrawsville
- Onward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Wawpecong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galveston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- North Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Walton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Amboy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
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 50 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Bunker Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Pulaski County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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'. |