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. 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
34.9792, -85.3147
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- 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
- Fryar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Ellis Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Family Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Family Cemetery
- Mission Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cloud Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memory Gardens
- 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)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Lakewood Memory Gardens West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Magill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Magill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magill Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Lomenick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lomenick Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomenick Cemetery
- 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)
- Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
- The Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Citizens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Boydston Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boydston Community Cemetery is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydston Community Cemetery
- 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)
- The Deakins Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakins Cemetery
- Chattanooga Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 27 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)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Fairview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- 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)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chattanooga Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Flintstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Dewberry Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fort Oglethorpe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Orchard Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Chattanooga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tiftonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Valley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- East Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- 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)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Brainerd Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Boyce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
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.
- Chattanooga
- Chickamauga
- East Ridge
- Rossville
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:
- 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #325427 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #325427 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: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Oglethorpe
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9792422 Lon: -85.3146795
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson 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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