Bunyan is located in Erath County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bunyan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Bunyan is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bunyan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Bunyan: 254
Communities Also Named Bunyan ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bunyan - they are located in Colorado, North Carolina, Ontario and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bunyan.
Communities near Bunyan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bunyan.
- Stephenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Erath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dublin
- From Bunyan to Dublin
- De Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gorman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Gorman is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <3>
- Lingleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
- Lingleville is located in Erath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <3>
- Harbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Desdemona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Proctor is located in Comanche County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <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 Bunyan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bunyan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bunyan. 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 Bunyan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bunyan. See our Newspapers Page for Bunyan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bunyan ...
Looking for more information about Bunyan? 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 Bunyan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bunyan.
Adding Bunyan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bunyan 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 Bunyan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bunyan post office opened in 1891.
We also found Bunyan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bunyan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Erath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bunyan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |