A visit to the Ooltewah 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 Ooltewah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ooltewah Cemetery:
35.0820, -85.0727
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ooltewah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ooltewah Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Ooltewah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ooltewah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ooltewah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ooltewah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collegedale Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chesnutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Chesnutt Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnutt Cemetery
- Tallant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tallant Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallant Cemetery
- Sylar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sylar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylar Cemetery
- Silverdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Silverdale Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Cemetery
- Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Silverdale Lookout Tower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Standifer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Standifer Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standifer Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Varnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Varnell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varnell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Ooltewah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19698 <5>
- Fryar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Varnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Varnell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnell Cemetery
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stubblefield Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Crumley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crumley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley Cemetery
- Plowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Plowman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowman Cemetery
- Loftis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Loftis Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ooltewah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ooltewah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ooltewah
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Collegedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Apison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- East Brainerd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Lake Dweller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Brainerd Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Graysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lakesite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Caramel Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Kings Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Ridgeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- East Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Cohutta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Lupton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Boyce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Orchard Knob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Sandalwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
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 Ooltewah 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 Ooltewah 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 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 Ooltewah 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 Ooltewah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296443 (Ooltewah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296443 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: Ooltewah
- Location given for Ooltewah Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0820182 Lon: -85.0727288
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ooltewah 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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