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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 hospitals and doctors 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 Meigs County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
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:
- Meigs 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.
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Pomeroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Langsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Syracuse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Keno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
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- Bashan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Point Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Guysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Armitage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Coolville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
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- Beebe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- King's Station ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Kyger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Ewington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Kerr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
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- Westbrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Edna ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Mills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Gallipolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rodney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Orbiston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
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- Candy Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Jobs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Carbon Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Murray City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Union Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Pattonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Wellston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rempel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
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- Glen Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Petrea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Coalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Joy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Chesterhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Vales Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Oreton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hope ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Decaturville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Redbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Porterfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Napier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
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- Rockland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
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- Barlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Neptune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Skull Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Sherman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ravenswood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Flatwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Browning ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Wilding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Mason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- West Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Letart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Flatrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Point Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wirt County (WV)
- Windy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mineral Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
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.
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carlton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horner Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hiland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (821 more) ...
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shipman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Bunker Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bunker Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Kingsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Snowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snowville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Hemlock Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hemlock Grove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
- Burlingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingham is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingham
- Harrisonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pomeroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bradbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Mason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Minersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Flora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flora is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Pratts Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Langsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Middleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 65 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. 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 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 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bunker Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |