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 West Bunker (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 West Bunker. 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.
Name Variations for West Bunker ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Bunker: W. Bunker
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
West Bunker is located in Dent 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 Dent County: Crawford, Iron, Phelps, Reynolds, Shannon & Texas.
Below are the counties that are near West Bunker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Bunker:
- Dent County (The home county of West Bunker)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bunker, with the one closest to West Bunker listed first.
- Bunker
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gila
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Boss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Doss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Jadwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darien
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Sligo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Jack
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Howes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Coulstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bunker, with the one closest to West Bunker listed first.
- Dillard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Czar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Davisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cherryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cook Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Wesco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bunker, with the one closest to West Bunker listed first.
- Bixby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Viburnum
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Good Water
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Chloride
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chloride is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Glover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Sabula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sabula is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Annapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Reynolds County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bunker, with the one closest to West Bunker listed first.
- Greeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Bee Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Corridon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corridon is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
- Oates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fruit City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
- Black
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Redford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redford is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
- Lesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ellington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Munger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Shannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bunker, with the one closest to West Bunker listed first.
- Round Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Akers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Eminence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alley is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bunker, with the one closest to West Bunker listed first.
- Hartshorn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartshorn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bunker, with the one closest to West Bunker listed first.
- Horton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Belgrade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Bunker, see our County-by-County Page for West Bunker.
Cemeteries Near West Bunker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Bunker.
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 West Bunker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Bunker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Bunker, with the one closest to West Bunker listed first.
- Parks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chatman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Estep Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Callahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swiney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Radford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weible Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sutterfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find West Bunker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Bunker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Bunker, with the one closest to West Bunker listed first.
- Greeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Gila
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- West Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Bee Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
- Sinkin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sinkin is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
- Howes Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Howes Mill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
- Oates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oates is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
- Stone Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Hill is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
- Red Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Point is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
- Gladden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gladden is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
- Alamode ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alamode is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamode
- Round Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Black
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Doss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Edgehill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Bunker. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Bunker.
Newspapers Published in West Bunker ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Bunker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Bunker, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Bunker.
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 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 West Bunker:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Dent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Iron County
- Reynolds County
- Shannon County
- Texas County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 West Bunker, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Bunker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |