A visit to the Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boyd Cemetery:
35.0142, -85.0844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boyd Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Boyd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boyd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Boyd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parker's Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Standifer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Standifer Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standifer Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morris Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Hill Cemetery
- Crumley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Crumley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silverdale Lookout Tower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Plowman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowman Cemetery
- Collegedale Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Silverdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Silverdale Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Cemetery
- Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Silverdale Confederate Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
- The Silverdale Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Gilliland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Graysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Graysville Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Graysville Cemetery
- Gordy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gordy Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordy Cemetery
- New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35602 <5>
- Chesnutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chesnutt Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnutt Cemetery
- Tallant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tallant Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallant Cemetery
- Ooltewah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ooltewah Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ooltewah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Brainerd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Apison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Collegedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ooltewah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brainerd Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Catoosa Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boynton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Poplar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Cohutta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- McDonald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Varnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Ridgeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fort Oglethorpe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Orchard Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
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 Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Ridge
- Ooltewah
- Ringgold
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278101 (Boyd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278101 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: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ooltewah
- Location given for Boyd Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0142418 Lon: -85.0843948
- 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyd 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |