A visit to the Ball Hill 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 Ball Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ball Hill Cemetery:
35.2795, -85.0541
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ball Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ball Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ball Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ball Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ball Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eldridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Gardenhire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gardenhire Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenhire Cemetery
- Thatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thatcher Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher Cemetery
- Parton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Parton Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Eldridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Eldridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- Dolly Pond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dolly Pond Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolly Pond Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Old Penney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Penney Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- McGill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McGill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Denny Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
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- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Dodd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Penney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Penney Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Igou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Igou Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Denny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Elder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Bettis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bettis Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettis Cemetery
- Cookston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cookston Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookston Cemetery
- McCallie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCallie Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ball Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ball Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Soddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
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- Soddy - Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Birchwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Lakesite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Caramel Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
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- Lake Dweller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
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- Middle Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
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- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Etola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Mowbray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sandalwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Countryside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Flat Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Bellefounte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Lamontville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
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 Ball Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ball Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ball Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Ball Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1276238 (Ball Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1276238 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grasshopper Creek
- Location given for Ball Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2795152 Lon: -85.0541197
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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 Tennessee's counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ball Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |