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Welcome to Tunker ...

Tunker is located in Whitley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tunker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Tunker is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Tunker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Tunker and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Tunker: 260

Communities near Tunker ...

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

  • Huntington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Columbia City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • North Manchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Winona Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Churubusco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • South Whitley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Roanoke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Andrews
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Markle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Markle is located in Huntington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <3>
  • Pierceton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tunker ...

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

Adding Tunker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tunker 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 (so far) for Tunker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tunker post office opened in 1886. The Tunker post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tunker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Whitley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tunker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/