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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bunker Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bunker Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bunker Hill, please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bunker Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Lewis County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis County: Adams (IL), Hancock (IL), Clark, Knox, Marion & Shelby.
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:
- Lewis 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.
- Monticello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- New Court Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- La Belle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Argola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Weber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- La Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Saint Patrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Neeper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Clark City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Kahoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Medill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Medill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Wyaconda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Luray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Revere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peaksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Chambersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Forest Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Knox City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hedge City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Plevna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Baring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Novelty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Nelsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Taylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Gorin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Arbela
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Retreat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Memphis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Kirby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Leonard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Lee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vincennes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Keokuk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sandusky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Croton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Croton is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Galland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Meyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marcelline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Ursa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mendon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ewbanks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Loraine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fowler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paloma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marblehead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Warsaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Elvaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Basco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
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.
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jarvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Hill Church Cemetery
- Zion's Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #215822 <3>
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cecil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bancert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Nall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Finley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
Bunker Hill itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Monticello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Derrahs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Derrahs is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrahs
- Benjamin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Benjamin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Saint Patrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Deer Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Tolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolona
- La Belle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neeper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
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 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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bunker Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bunker Hill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bunker Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Lewis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Marion County
- Scotland County
- Shelby County
- Lee County
- Adams County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |