A visit to the Bunker Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bunker Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bunker Hill Cemetery:
37.5410, -96.3348
The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Elk County<1>.
The county seat for Elk County is located in Howard. Howard lies just to the southeast of the Bunker Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bunker Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> of the Bunker Hill Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bunker Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cresco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cresco Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Cut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clear Cut Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Cut Cemetery
- Grace Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
- Twin Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Twin Grove Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Moline Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaumont Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Beaumont Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Butts Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Butts Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Elk Falls Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glen Grouse Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Glen Grouse Cemetery is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grouse Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Browns Chapel Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Bunker Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bunker Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Severy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Climax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Climax is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Beaumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grenola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Busby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Latham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Crouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Longton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fall River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reece
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Keighley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Upola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bunker Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bunker Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elk Falls
- Eureka
- Fall River
- Grenola
- Howard
- Latham
- Longton
- Moline
- New Albany
- Piedmont
- Reece
- Reece lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bunker Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reece.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
- Severy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bunker Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Elk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bunker Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #475055 (Bunker Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475055 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Elk
- Est. Elev: 359 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piedmont
- Location given for Bunker Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5408632 Lon: -96.335001
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | 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. |
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