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A visit to the Wilson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wilson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery

Lat:   34.9792°   (34° 58' 45")

Lon:   -85.3147°   (-85° 18' 52")

The Wilson Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.

The county seat for Walker County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south of the Wilson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Forest Hills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
    • The Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park is located in Walker County
    • The Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Cemetery
  • Fryar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fryar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fryar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fryar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Dade County
  • Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mills Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Ellis Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Family Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Mission Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mission Ridge Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Cloud Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloud Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloud Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cloud Springs Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
  • Newnan Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lakewood Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Memory Gardens
    • The Lakewood Memory Gardens is located in Catoosa County
    • The Lakewood Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Lakewood Memory Gardens South
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34891 <5>
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Lakewood Memory Gardens West
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Memory Gardens West
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Memory Gardens West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakewood Memory Gardens West is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Magill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Magill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Dyer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Lomenick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lomenick Cemetery
      • The Lomenick Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lomenick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Chattanooga (TN).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960074 <5>
    • Chattanooga National Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chattanooga National Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chattanooga National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chattanooga National Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
      • The Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • The Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Confederate Cemetery
    • Citizens Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Citizens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Boydston Community Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boydston Community Cemetery
      • The Boydston Community Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • The Boydston Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Boydston Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9562 <5>
    • Deakins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deakins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deakins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deakins Cemetery is located in Dade County
    • Chattanooga Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chattanooga Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chattanooga Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chattanooga Valley Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Patrick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patrick Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
    • Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Gardens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Mission Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rossville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Saint Elmo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Fairview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Walker County
  • Lookout Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lookout Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rock City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Rock City is located in Walker County
  • Chattanooga Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattanooga Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
    • Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
  • Flintstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
    • Moons is located in Walker County
  • Dewberry Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewberry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
    • Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
  • Park City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Walker County
  • Fort Oglethorpe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Midway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Catoosa County
    • Lakeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
    • Ridgedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
      • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Orchard Knob
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
      • Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Chattanooga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tiftonia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
      • Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Wildwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Valley Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
      • Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • East Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
      • East Ridge is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Ridge <6>
    • Ridgeside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
      • Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Chickamauga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Boynton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Catoosa County
    • Brainerd Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
      • Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)

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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wilson Cemetery:

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 Wilson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #325427  (Wilson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #325427 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Fort Oglethorpe
    • County: Walker         Elev: 219
    • Location given for GNIS #325427 (Wilson Cemetery)

The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9792, Longitude: -85.3147       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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