Bunch, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia
Bunch is an unincorporated community
in southwestern Adair County
, Oklahoma
, United States
. It was named after a Cherokee
vice-chief named Rabbit Bunch who lived in the area in the 1880s. Nestled in the Sallisaw Creek
valley, Bunch is bisected by the Kansas City Southern Railroad, which was built in the 1890s. Bunch is in the Cookson Hills
area of eastern Oklahoma
which are a part of the western area of the Ozark Mountains. The Cookson Hills Wildlife Management Area is west of the town. The post office's zip code is 74931. Two and one-half miles north of town is Cave Springs Public Schools
, a K-12 school which serves Bunch and the surrounding area.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in southwestern Adair County
Adair County, Oklahoma
Adair County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 22,638. Its county seat is Stilwell. Adair County was named after the Adair family of the Cherokee tribe.-History:...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was named after a Cherokee
Cherokee
The Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family...
vice-chief named Rabbit Bunch who lived in the area in the 1880s. Nestled in the Sallisaw Creek
Sallisaw Creek
Sallisaw Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River in far eastern Oklahoma. Its source is between Taylor and Doublehead mountains just south of Stilwell in Adair County. It flows in a southwestern direction through southern Adair County and central Sequoyah County before it empties into Robert...
valley, Bunch is bisected by the Kansas City Southern Railroad, which was built in the 1890s. Bunch is in the Cookson Hills
Cookson Hills
The Cookson Hills are in the eastern part of Oklahoma. They are an extension of the Boston Mountains of Arkansas to the east and the southwestern margin of the Ozark Plateau. They lie generally between Stilwell, Oklahoma, Sallisaw, Oklahoma and Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The area became part of the...
area of eastern Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
which are a part of the western area of the Ozark Mountains. The Cookson Hills Wildlife Management Area is west of the town. The post office's zip code is 74931. Two and one-half miles north of town is Cave Springs Public Schools
Cave Springs Public Schools
Cave Springs Public Schools is a K–12 school in rural, southwestern Adair County, Oklahoma. It was founded in 1926 by the consolidation of 3 K-8 schools and was originally named Union Grade School, often abbreviated as UG...
, a K-12 school which serves Bunch and the surrounding area.