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Welcome to Chattanooga ...

Chattanooga is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chattanooga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

When the people of Chattanooga refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Chattanoogan<2>

Chattanooga is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Chattanooga: 419 & 567<4>

Communities Also Named Chattanooga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Chattanooga - they are located in Colorado, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chattanooga.

Communities near Chattanooga ...

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

  • Van Wert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Celina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Decatur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
  • Portland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Berne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Berne is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <5>
  • Saint Henry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Recovery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Geneva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Geneva is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
  • Rockford
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Chattanooga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chattanooga.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chattanooga. 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 Chattanooga.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chattanooga ...

Looking for more information about Chattanooga? 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 Chattanooga, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chattanooga.

Adding Chattanooga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Chattanooga post office opened in 1882. The Chattanooga post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chattanooga.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Chattanooga refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Chattanooga may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chattanooga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Chattanooga area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Chattanooga area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/