Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Scenic Hills (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Scenic Hills. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Catoosa County: Walker, Whitfield & Hamilton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Scenic Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scenic Hills:
- Catoosa County (The home county of Scenic Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Ellie Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Poplar Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Boynton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ringgold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dafron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Blue Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Catoosa Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Fort Oglethorpe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Trion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Wildwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rising Fawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cole City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Stewart Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Hill City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Sugar Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Resaca Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Soapstick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Calhoun Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Sumac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Gregory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crandall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chatsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tennga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ball Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Dewberry Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Lytle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lytle is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- John Ross Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Warren Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chickamauga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fantasy Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Tunnel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trickum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Varnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Cohutta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Rocky Face
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Red Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Waring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County (AL)
- Cartersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Bryant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Higdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Mineral Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Bent Tree Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- East Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Countryside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bellefounte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- East Brainerd
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Brainerd Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Ryall Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- East Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milbro Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Auburn Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Hillsboro Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
- Ridgedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Apison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Collegedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howardville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Whiteside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Powells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Condra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Kimball
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Oldfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ball Play
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sequatchie County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Cartwright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scenic Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Scenic Hills.
Cemeteries Near Scenic Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scenic Hills.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Scenic Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scenic Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Catoosa Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boynton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Anderson Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Ringgold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Boynton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Boynton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dietz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burning Bush Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Ringgold.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33069 <3>
- Old Post Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (599 more) ...
- Old Graysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dedmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Scenic Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scenic Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scenic Hills, with the one closest to Scenic Hills listed first.
- Boynton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ringgold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Post Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Catoosa Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Red Belt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Belt is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Belt
- Keith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Chickamauga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Tyner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tyner is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Ridgedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Jersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jersey is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scenic Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scenic Hills.
Newspapers Published in Scenic Hills ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scenic Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scenic Hills, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scenic Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Scenic Hills:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Catoosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Polk County
- Sequatchie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scenic Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scenic Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |