Welcome to Buntyn ...

Buntyn is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Buntyn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Buntyn is located in the (901) area code.

Communities near Buntyn ...

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

• Memphis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Bartlett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Southaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <4>
• Collierville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <4>
• Olive Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <4>
• Germantown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <4>
• Spring Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Horn Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <4>
• West Memphis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <4>
• Lakeland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <4>

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 for Buntyn was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

We also found Buntyn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buntyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/