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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lake Dweller (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lake Dweller. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Lake Dweller ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Dweller: Lk. Dweller

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.

Below are the counties that are near Lake Dweller. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Dweller:

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Lake Dweller)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dweller, with the one closest to Lake Dweller listed first.
    • Harrison Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
    • Lakesite
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Caramel Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
    • Middle Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
    • Crabtree Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
      • Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
    • Middle Valley Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
    • Harrison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sandalwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
    • Soddy - Daisy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Daisy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Daisy is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Hickory Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
    • Falling Water
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
  • Bledsoe County
  • Bradley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dweller, with the one closest to Lake Dweller listed first.
    • Mineral Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McDonald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bent Tree Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
    • Hopewell Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
    • Cleveland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Countryside Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
    • Hopewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • South Cleveland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
    • East Cleveland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
    • Wildwood Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
    • Etola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellefounte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dweller, with the one closest to Lake Dweller listed first.
    • Palmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gruetli - Laager
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
  • McMinn County
  • Meigs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dweller, with the one closest to Lake Dweller listed first.
    • East View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East View is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
      • Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
    • Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
    • Beta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Calico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Calico is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
      • Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
  • Rhea County
  • Sequatchie County
  • Catoosa County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dweller, with the one closest to Lake Dweller listed first.
    • Graysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Indian Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Newnan Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
    • Lakeview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Dafron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
    • Mount Vernon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
    • Midway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Oglethorpe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Boynton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ellie Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
    • Ringgold
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Catoosa Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dade County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dweller, with the one closest to Lake Dweller listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morganville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
    • Cole City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
    • Trenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Murray County (GA)
  • Walker County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Dweller, with the one closest to Lake Dweller listed first.
    • John Ross Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
      • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
    • Rossville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewberry Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
    • Fairview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
    • Park City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Fantasy Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
    • Lookout Mountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Warren Terrace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
    • Flintstone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
  • Whitfield County (GA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Dweller, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Dweller.

Cemeteries Near Lake Dweller ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Dweller.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lake Dweller - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Dweller covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Dweller, with the one closest to Lake Dweller listed first.

  • Rawlston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jackson Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Foster - Hixson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hensley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Daughtrey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maddux Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (669 more) ...
    • Hamilton County Memorial Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Lake Dweller in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Dweller.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Dweller, with the one closest to Lake Dweller listed first.

  • Harrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Igous Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Igous Ferry is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igous Ferry
  • Melville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Melville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Hixson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Daisy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Daisy is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Snow Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Falling Water
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
  • Kings Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jersey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jersey is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
  • Tyner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tyner is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
  • Soddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Bank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boyce
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyce is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • East Chattanooga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Chattanooga is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chattanooga
    • Ooltewah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Dweller. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Dweller.

Newspapers Published in Lake Dweller ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Dweller.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Dweller, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Dweller.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lake Dweller:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake Dweller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Dweller) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.