A visit to the Citizens 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 Citizens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Citizens Cemetery:
35.0495, -85.2972
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Citizens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies just to the west southwest of the Citizens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Citizens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Citizens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Citizens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chattanooga National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mission Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chattanooga Memorial Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Memorial Park
- The Chattanooga Memorial Park has also been known as:
- White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10429 <5>
- B'nai Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The B'nai Zion Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Zion Cemetery
- Tittle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tittle Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tittle Cemetery
- Boydston Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Boydston Community Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydston Community Cemetery
- The Boydston Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boydston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9562 <5>
- Fryar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sivley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Lomenick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lomenick Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomenick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lomenick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Chattanooga.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960074 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lakewood East Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakewood Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Chattanooga.
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lakewood Memory Gardens East
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14448 <5>
- Kings Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kings Point Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Citizens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Citizens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chattanooga
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orchard Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Boyce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Ridgeside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Signal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Tiftonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lupton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fountain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- East Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Brainerd Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Flintstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dewberry Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fort Oglethorpe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
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 Citizens 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 Citizens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chattanooga
- East Ridge
- Red Bank
- Rossville
- Signal Mountain
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 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 Citizens 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 Citizens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1646783 (Citizens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1646783 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: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chattanooga
- Location given for Citizens Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0495183 Lon: -85.2971798
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Citizens 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. |
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