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 and hospitals 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 Jasper County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper County: Angelina, Hardin, Newton, Orange, Sabine, San Augustine & Tyler.
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:
- Jasper 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.
- Buna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evadale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Call Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Call Junction is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
- Kirbyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Silsbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lumberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Loeb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loeb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
- Rose Hill Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Kountze
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
- Village Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Voth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Higgins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Beaumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bevil Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Amelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Central Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
- Nederland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Groves
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Port Neches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Deweyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Call
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bleakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bleakwood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
- Bon Wier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Texla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Texla is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
- Mauriceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lemonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lemonville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
- Pine Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
- Pine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Vidor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Terry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Rose City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rose City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Orangefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
- Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Fred
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spurger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Town Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
- Beauregard Parish (LA)
- Helme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Helme is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
- Calcasieu Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Starks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
- Edgerly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
- Dequincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
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.
- Morse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laurel Sudduth Bluff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Withers Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Knupple Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Rest Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (90 more) ...
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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.
- Terry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Nona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nona is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
- Tulane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tulane is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
- Echo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Bleakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bleakwood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
- Rosedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Kountze
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Beaumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spurger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Belgrade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belgrade is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Erin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Erin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Amelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
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 39 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 29 miles [46.7 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 begin 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Newton County
- Orange County
- Tyler County
- Beauregard Parish
- Calcasieu Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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'. |