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 Giles County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
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:
- Giles 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.
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Wheelerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Aymett Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Dickson Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Powell Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ardmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Whitaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Fall River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- New Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Webber City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Lawrenceburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ethridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Liberty Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Park Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Busby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Dellrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Boonshill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Cash Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Pearl City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Hughey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Harms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Camargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Elk Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Delina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Talley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cochran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Globe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belfast
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Culleoka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scribner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Screamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Southport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Leftwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Scotts Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Moore County
- Lynchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Confluence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cedar Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Ardmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Caro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Elkmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hay's Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Lester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Center Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Cairo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Elkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Key's Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Monrovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Meridianville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Minatra Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Phelps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Osburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bee Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hereford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1385 more) ...
- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Houze Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bunker Hill had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Bryson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bryson is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Millville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Dellrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Harwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
- Aspen Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Lesters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Sumac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elkmont Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Cash Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Blanche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
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 44 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 17 miles [27.4 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 first turn to 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Bunker Hill, 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' (or 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'. |