A visit to the Old Lookout 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 Old Lookout Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Lookout Cemetery:
34.8523, -85.3750
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Lookout Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Lookout 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 southeast of the Old Lookout Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Lookout Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Lookout Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Lookout Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garrett Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lookout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Singleterry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Singleterry Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleterry Cemetery
- Garmany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Garmany Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmany Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Cove Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Owings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Owings Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- District Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chickamauga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chickamauga Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamauga Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chattanooga Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Coulter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Whit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Whit Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whit Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Davis Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Davis Family Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of LaFayette.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302092 <5>
- Osburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
- Ellis Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Family Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Lookout Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Lookout Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cassandra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Chickamauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moons
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Chattanooga Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Flintstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Dewberry Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Lookout Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Oglethorpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- LaFayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Tiftonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Whiteside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
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 Old Lookout 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 Old Lookout Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chickamauga
- LaFayette
- Rising Fawn
- Rossville
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Old Lookout 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 Old Lookout Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #319994 (Old Lookout Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #319994 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: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kensington
- Location given for Old Lookout Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8522997 Lon: -85.374959
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Lookout 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. |
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