A visit to the Owings 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 Owings Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owings Cemetery:
34.8320, -85.3122
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owings Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owings Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the south of the Owings Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Owings Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Owings Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owings Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cove Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- District Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garrett Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Lookout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Lookout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Lookout Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lookout Cemetery
- Garmany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garmany Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmany Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Chickamauga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chickamauga Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamauga Cemetery
- Singleterry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Singleterry Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleterry Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Osburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
- Chattanooga Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tri-County Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Crestlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peavine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Peavine Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Owings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owings Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chickamauga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cassandra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Flintstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Chattanooga Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- LaFayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Oglethorpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dewberry Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Boynton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rock City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Lookout Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lookout Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Poplar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Saint Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Owings 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 Owings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chickamauga
- LaFayette
- Rossville
- Trenton
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 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 Owings 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 Owings Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #320134 (Owings Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320134 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: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kensington
- Location given for Owings Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8320219 Lon: -85.3121791
- 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- Owings 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. |