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Welcome to Cenchat ...

Cenchat is located in Walker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cenchat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Cenchat is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cenchat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Cenchat (for example, toward Bridgeport (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Cenchat: 706 & 762<3>

Websites for Cenchat ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.walkercochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cenchat, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Cenchat ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cenchat.

  • Chattanooga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • John Ross Estates
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Newnan Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
  • Lytle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lytle is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • East Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Brainerd
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
  • Middle Valley Estates
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
  • Red Bank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bank <4>
  • Collegedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Oglethorpe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cenchat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cenchat.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cenchat. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cenchat.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cenchat. See our Newspapers Page for Cenchat.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cenchat ...

Looking for more information about Cenchat? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cenchat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cenchat.

Adding Cenchat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cenchat in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cenchat was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cenchat.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cenchat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Cenchat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Cenchat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.