A visit to the Varnell 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 Varnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Varnell Cemetery:
35.0890, -85.1530
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Varnell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Varnell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Varnell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Varnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Varnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Silverdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Silverdale Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Summit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Kirklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirklin Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirklin Cemetery
- Citizens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Greenhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- The Standifer Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standifer Cemetery
- Silverdale Lookout Tower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Kings Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kings Point Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point Cemetery
- Lakewood Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Lakewood East Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ooltewah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ooltewah Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ooltewah Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Foster - Hixson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Varnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Varnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kings Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Brainerd Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Ooltewah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Dweller
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Ridgeside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- East Brainerd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Collegedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lupton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Orchard Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Middle Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandalwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Lakesite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Caramel Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Ridgedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Apison
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Mineral Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chattanooga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Indian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain 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 Varnell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Varnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chattanooga
- East Ridge
- Ooltewah
- Red Bank
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Varnell 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 Varnell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1273389 (Varnell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273389 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: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Chattanooga
- Location given for Varnell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.088962 Lon: -85.1530094
- 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- Varnell 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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