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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 Bunch (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 Bunch. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Bunch is located in Adair County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adair County: Benton (AR), Crawford (AR), Washington (AR), Cherokee, Delaware & Sequoyah.

Below are the counties that are near Bunch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bunch:

  • Adair County     (The home county of Bunch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunch, with the one closest to Bunch listed first.
    • Greasy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greasy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
      • Greasy is located in Adair County
    • Lyons
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Tree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
      • Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
    • Zion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Adair County
    • Bell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stilwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauhillau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Marietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Adair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <2>
    • Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Adair County
    • Fairfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Adair County
    • West Peavine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peavine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
      • West Peavine is located in Adair County
    • Peavine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peavine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
      • Peavine is located in Adair County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunch, with the one closest to Bunch listed first.
    • Dry Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
      • Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Caney Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cookson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tenkiller
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenkiller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
      • Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
    • Carters Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettit Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
      • Pettit is located in Cherokee County
    • Keys
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
      • Keys is located in Cherokee County
    • Welling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welling
      • Welling is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welling <2>
    • Park Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
      • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <2>
    • Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tsa La Gi Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      • Tsa La Gi Indian Village is located in Cherokee County
    • Eldon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Briggs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
      • Briggs is located in Cherokee County
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunch, with the one closest to Bunch listed first.
    • Tamaha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
      • Tamaha is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Keota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
      • Keota is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <2>
  • Le Flore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunch, with the one closest to Bunch listed first.
    • Cowlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
      • Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Fort Coffee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Coffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
      • Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Arkoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunch, with the one closest to Bunch listed first.
    • Sour John
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
      • Sour John is located in Muskogee County
    • Webbers Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Braggs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
      • Braggs is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braggs <2>
    • River Bottom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
      • River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
    • Fort Gibson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gibson
      • Fort Gibson is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gibson <2>
  • Sequoyah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunch, with the one closest to Bunch listed first.
    • Flute Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flute Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
      • Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
    • Marble City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <2>
    • Brushy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
      • Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
    • Stoney Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
      • Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
    • Marble City Community
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City Community
      • Marble City Community is located in Sequoyah County
    • Dwight Mission
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Evening Shade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Akins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
      • Akins is located in Sequoyah County
    • Pinhook Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
      • Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
    • Seven Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seven Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seven Oaks
      • From Bunch to Seven Oaks
    • Belfonte
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfonte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
      • Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County
    • Box
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McKey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKey
      • McKey is located in Sequoyah County
  • Crawford County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bunch, with the one closest to Bunch listed first.
    • Barcelona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Uniontown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Natural Dam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
      • Natural Dam is located in Crawford County (AR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Dam <2>
    • Stop ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
      • Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Crawford County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <2>
    • Lee Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
      • Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Anna ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Van Buren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Crawford County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
    • Rudy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
      • Rudy is located in Crawford County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Washington County (AR)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bunch, see our County-by-County Page for Bunch.

Cemeteries Near Bunch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bunch.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bunch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bunch, with the one closest to Bunch listed first.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Bunch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bunch.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bunch, with the one closest to Bunch listed first.

  • Lyons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Oaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seven Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Seven Oaks
    • From Bunch to Seven Oaks
  • Evansville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Barcelona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Tolu
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
    • Tolu is located in Washington County (AR)
  • Uniontown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Natural Dam
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
    • Natural Dam is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Dam <2>
  • Stop ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
    • Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Dutch Mills
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Morrow
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sexton ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sexton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
    • Sexton is located in Washington County (AR)
  • Dora
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Dora is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lee Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
      • Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Clyde
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Summers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bunch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bunch.

Newspapers Published in Bunch ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bunch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bunch, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bunch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bunch:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bunch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<5>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 Bunch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bunch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bunch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6823, Longitude: -94.7608    









 

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