A visit to the Old Post Oak 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 Post Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Post Oak Cemetery:
34.8917, -85.2027
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Post Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Post Oak Cemetery is located in Catoosa County<2>.
The county seat for Catoosa County is located in Ringgold. Ringgold lies just to the east northeast of the Old Post Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Post Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old Post Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Post Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boynton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Dietz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dietz Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Peavine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peavine Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Boynton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Boynton Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boynton Cemetery
- New Boynton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Boynton Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boynton Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Osburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Anderson Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Catoosa Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Cloud Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chickamauga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chickamauga Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamauga Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Dedmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dedmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dedmon Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedmon Cemetery
- Old Ringgold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Ringgold Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ringgold Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Post Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Post Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Boynton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Chickamauga
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fort Oglethorpe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Dewberry Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Brainerd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Brainerd Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Flintstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Trickum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Ridgedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Tunnel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
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 Post Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Catoosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Post Oak 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Post Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Catoosa 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 Post Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #353304 (Old Post Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #353304 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: Catoosa
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Ridge
- Location given for Old Post Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8917434 Lon: -85.2027313
- 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 Catoosa, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Post Oak 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. |