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 hospitals and doctors 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 Bedford County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bedford County: Amherst, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
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:
- Bedford 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.
- Joppa Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Davis Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Moneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Lowry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Chamblissburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Peaksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Huddleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Goodview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Madison Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlar Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Winesap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pleasant View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Joshua Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Coolwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Laymantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Buchanan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Tree Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Troutville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Runaway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Rocky Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Daleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bedford Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Lynch Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Powhatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Lawyers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Altavista
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Rustburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gladys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- North Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Burnt Chimney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Union Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Penhook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Redwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Boones Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laprades Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Gogginsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Woodbine Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Hurt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Pittsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Brutus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Gretna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Museville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Whittles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Chalk Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Renan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Worlds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Sonans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Sheva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hollins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hanging Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Greenlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Natural Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Red Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Fancy Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Buffalo Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Sunset Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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.
- Bond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otey Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Minter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ressurection Catholic Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leftwich Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bohn / Cundiff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bunker Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bunker Hill, with the one closest to Bunker Hill listed first.
- Robertsons ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robertsons is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsons
- Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Chestnut Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
- Otter Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Otter Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hill
- Thaxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thaxton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Moneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gillespie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillespie is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
- Lowry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
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- Chamblissburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Peaksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Goodview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 8 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. 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 Virginia
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Bedford City
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Franklin County
- Lynchburg City
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |