A visit to the Chickamauga Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Chickamauga Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chickamauga Cemetery:
34.8759, -85.2938
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chickamauga Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chickamauga Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Chickamauga Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chickamauga Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Chickamauga Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chickamauga Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- District Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Osburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
- Ellis Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Family Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Family Cemetery
- Chattanooga Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Owings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Owings Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Mission Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Lookout Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lookout Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cove Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cove Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Cove Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Cove Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Peavine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Peavine Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine Cemetery
- Burning Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Burning Bush Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burning Bush Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Ringgold.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33069 <5>
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- The Rock Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Spring UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36654 <5>
- Old Post Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Post Oak Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Post Oak Cemetery
- Cloud Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
- The Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chickamauga Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chickamauga Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chickamauga
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Rock Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dewberry Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Moons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Flintstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Oglethorpe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Chattanooga Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Boynton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Lookout Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cassandra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Saint Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Kensington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Indian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- East Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tiftonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Ringgold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Chickamauga Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chickamauga Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chickamauga
- East Ridge
- Ringgold
- Rossville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Chickamauga Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Walker County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Chickamauga Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #353993 (Chickamauga Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #353993 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Walker
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Oglethorpe
- Location given for Chickamauga Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8759102 Lon: -85.2938453
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chickamauga Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |