Abandoned Record
About Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 103.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Bunker Hill, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Bunker Hill is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Bunker Hill
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1896 Russell sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Great Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Dorrance SW sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Great Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Great Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 Dorrance NW sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Russell sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Bunker Hill
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kansas index.
- Black Wolf20.0 mi SE · Ellsworth
- Covert28.6 mi N · Osborne
- Frederick34.3 mi SE · Rice
- Forney37.6 mi N · Osborne
- Silica38.4 mi S · Rice
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Bunker Hill": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Bunker Hill, Kansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2031026.
- USGS GNIS 475228.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).