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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.
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:
- Lebanon 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.
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <2>
- Heilmandale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cleona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
- West Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lickdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lickdale
- From Bunker Hill to Lickdale
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
- Annville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
- Annville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <2>
- Cornwall Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
- Fort Indiantown Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Meckville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aetna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wintersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Womelsdorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Schubert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schubert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Schubert
- From Bunker Hill to Schubert
- New Schaefferstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Strausstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Robesonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bernville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Locustdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustdale
- Locustdale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustdale <2>
- Centralia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aristes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aristes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- New Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <2>
- Lemoyne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Lemoyne is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <2>
- Lower Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Wormleysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
- Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <2>
- Enola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Lisburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shiremanstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiremanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sporting Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allenview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Grantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hershey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Deposit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manadahill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Skyline View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hummelstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
- Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <2>
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ritzie Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritzie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
- Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clifton
- From Bunker Hill to Clifton
- Carsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elstonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brickerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manheim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Milton Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Naumanstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cocalico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brunnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newtown
- From Bunker Hill to Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Leck Kill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gowen City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Bear Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mandata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mandata
- From Bunker Hill to Mandata
- Dooleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
- Marshallton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
- Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
- Shamokin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Malta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <2>
- Trevorton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevorton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevorton
- Trevorton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevorton <2>
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Herndon is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <2>
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Marysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <2>
- New Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Perdix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cove
- From Bunker Hill to Cove
- Duncannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
- Duncannon is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <2>
- Liverpool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <2>
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Irving
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Suedberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beuchler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorberry Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ravine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tower City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Echo Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Joliett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Keffers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- McKees Half Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Trevorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoffer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
- Hoffer is located in Snyder County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hoffer
- From Bunker Hill to Hoffer
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Goldsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goldsboro
- From Bunker Hill to Goldsboro
- Marsh Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marsh Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marsh Run
- From Bunker Hill to Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Valley Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- York Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Haven
- York Haven is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York Haven <2>
- Wrightsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Wolf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wolf
- Mount Wolf is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Wolf <2>
- Quaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rudytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rudytown
- From Bunker Hill to Rudytown
- Strinestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nauvoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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.
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 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.
- Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wenger Meetinghouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- South Bellegrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Moravian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Annville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union-Salem Evangelical Congregational Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Siegrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Annville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Hebron Moravian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmerlings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bunker Hill had a population of 169 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Heilmandale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <2>
- Ono
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
- Ono is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ono <2>
- Bellegrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellegrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegrove
- Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County
- Cleona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coheva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coheva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coheva
- Coheva is located in Lebanon County
- West Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Annville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
- Annville is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <2>
- Lickdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
- Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lickdale
- From Bunker Hill to Lickdale
- Cornwall Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
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- Inwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Inwood is located in Lebanon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inwood
- From Bunker Hill to Inwood
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
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 59 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. 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 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lebanon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Columbia County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bunker Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Bunker Hill, 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- Bunker Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bunker Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3940, Longitude: -76.4847 In this case, the coordinates for Bunker Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |