Welcome to Buntyn ...

Buntyn is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buntyn, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

Buntyn is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Buntyn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Buntyn: 901

Communities near Buntyn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buntyn.

• Memphis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <3>
• Bartlett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>
• Southaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <3>
• Collierville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <3>
• Olive Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <3>
• Germantown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <3>
• Spring Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Horn Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <3>
• West Memphis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <3>
• Lakeland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Buntyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buntyn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buntyn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buntyn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buntyn. See our Newspapers Page for Buntyn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buntyn ...

Looking for more information about Buntyn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Buntyn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buntyn.

Adding Buntyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buntyn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Buntyn was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buntyn.