A visit to the Old Penney 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 Old Penney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Penney Cemetery:
35.2415, -85.0969
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Penney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Penney Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Old Penney Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 36 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Penney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Penney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
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- Masterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Masterson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson Cemetery
- Igou Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Igou Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igou Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Eldridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- Eldridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Soddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Soddy Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Cemetery
- Stony Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery
- Hamilton County Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Daughtrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Daughtrey Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daughtrey Cemetery
- Ball Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ball Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Hill Cemetery
- Parton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Parton Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parton Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Lovelady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lovelady Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady Cemetery
- Card Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Card Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- McDonald East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Gardenhire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gardenhire Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenhire Cemetery
- Thatcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thatcher Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher 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 Old Penney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Penney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lakesite
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Soddy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Soddy - Daisy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middle Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Caramel Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Lake Dweller
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Daisy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Sandalwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Mowbray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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- Birchwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Kings Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Ooltewah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Etola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Walden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Lupton City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Collegedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
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 Old Penney 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 Old Penney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Ooltewah
- Soddy - Daisy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Old Penney 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 Old Penney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287456 (Old Penney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287456 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: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Snow Hill
- Location given for Old Penney Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2414594 Lon: -85.0968985
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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Penney 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. |