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 southwest 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 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.
Bunker Hill is located in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson & Wilson.
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:
- Rutherford 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.
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Murfreesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Palmetto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Bell Buckle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wartrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Cascade Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Bradyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Hollow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Beechgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Busy Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Homaway Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Wrencoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Whispering Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Paragon Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Priest Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Nashboro Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Forest Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Berry Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Green Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
- Giles County
- Trigg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Holts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Belfast
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Leftwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Carters Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Jameson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Scribner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Theta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Culleoka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Graymere Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Moore County
- Countyline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- College Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Duplex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Nolensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompson's Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Parry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Cainsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Rural Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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.
- Potiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carlton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (1949 more) ...
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
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.<3>
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.
- Rover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Beasley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Versailles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Eagleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Link
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Rockvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- College Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Thick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
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 36 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]<4>. 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 visit 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 Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Williamson County
- Wilson 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |