Welcome to Bunker Hill ...

Bunker Hill is located in Richland County<1>.

Bunker Hill is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bunker Hill: 608 & 353<3>

Communities Also Named Bunker Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 54 communities that are also named Bunker Hill - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (5), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Missouri (4), Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Virginia (3), Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bunker Hill.

Communities near Bunker Hill ...

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

• Reedsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
  • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
• Richland Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  • Richland Center is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
• Hillsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
• Elroy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  • Elroy is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
• Wonewoc
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonewoc have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
  • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
• Plain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Plain is located in Sauk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
• La Farge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
  • La Farge is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
• North Freedom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
  • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
• Rock Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
• La Valle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
  • La Valle is located in Sauk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people

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 Bunker Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bunker Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bunker Hill. 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 Bunker Hill.

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

Adding Bunker Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bunker Hill 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 Bunker Hill was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bunker Hill.