Walker County, Georgia

94 topographic sheets and 8 fire insurance atlases across 3 places.

Research this county

From the record

16 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Georgia within the United States

Walker County within Georgia

What the record shows

3 places in this county were surveyed for fire insurance: Rossville, Chickamauga, La Fayette, between 1917 and 1948.
8 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
2,506 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
16 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 11 buildings, 4 districts and 1 structure.
3 of the 16 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 97 populated places in this county; 97 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

39 photographs, 2017

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

The John T. Wilder Monument, right, one of the most visited spots at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, near Chickamauga, Georgia, in part because visitors can climb to the top and look over the entire battlefield
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

26th Ohio Infantry Brigade monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

One of many carved-pumpkin decorations, hung on lamp posts for the Halloween holiday season, in Chickamauga, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Figures on the Georgia Monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Old barns, one quite big, and one quite small, near Chicamauga, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Cannonball monument remembering the work of Confederate General Simon Boliver Buckner and his troops at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Woods and a pond in a park in Chickamauga, a town in the northwest corner of Georgia made famous by a furious battle fought nearby during the U.S. Civil War of the 1860s
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Figure on the Georgia Monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Settler's cabin in Chickamauga, a town in the northwest corner of Georgia made famous by a furious battle fought nearby during the U.S. Civil War of the 1860s
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

The 1st Ohio Cavalry monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

15th Wisconsin Infantry monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

George and Mary Brotherton's cabin at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Figure of a Confederate soldier atop the Georgia Monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

The 90th Ohio Infantry Regiment monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Row of historical markers, smaller than the park's large monuments, at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Old cabin on the grounds of the Lee-Gordon Mansion in Chickamauga, a town in far-northwestern Georgia, made famous for the Battle of Chickamauga, fought nearby in the American Civil War of the 1860s
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

The First Wisconsin Cavalry monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Michigan 13th Infantry Regiment monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Lion head detail on the Kentucky Monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Old water well on the grounds of the Lee-Gordon Mansion in Chickamauga, a town in far-northwestern Georgia, made famous for the Battle of Chickamauga, fought nearby in the American Civil War of the 1860s
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

The 33rd Ohio Infantry monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park unit near Chickamauga, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Detail of the Kentucky Monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

The 19th Indiana Battery monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Georgia 25th Infantry marker at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Battery H cannons of the 4th U.S. Artillery at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

This looks, at first glance, like an industrial chimney, but it's a water tower, looking quite unlike the usual version that supports a large tank at the top
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

The Pennsylvania 79th Regiment monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

The 10th Wisconsin Infantry monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Downtown buildings in Chickamauga, a town in far-northwestern Georgia, made famous for the Battle of Chickamauga, fought nearby in the American Civil War of the 1860s
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

The Gordon-Lee Mansion in Chickamauga, a town in the northwest corner of Georgia made famous by a furious battle fought nearby during the U.S. Civil War of the 1860s
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Split-rail fences at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

A portion of the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment monument, including an unusual acorn symbol, at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park near Chickamauga, Georgia
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

The Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

3rd Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery monument at the Chickamauga portion of the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Display touting the city's annual fall "pumpkinfest" in Chickamauga, a town in far-northwestern Georgia, made famous for the Battle of Chickamauga, fought nearby in the American Civil War of the 1860s
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

This array of buildings in Chickamauga, a town in far-northwestern Georgia, made famous for the Battle of Chickamauga, fought nearby in the American Civil War of the 1860s, looks at first like an apartment complex, but it's three adjunct buildings that the Elizabeth Lee United Methodist Church in town calls one of its "campuses"
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Rear view of the Lee-Gordon Mansion in Chickamauga, a town in far-northwestern Georgia, made famous for the Battle of Chickamauga, fought nearby in the American Civil War of the 1860s
Highsmith, Carol M, 2017. Library of Congress

Carter's Quarters, Old Federal Road, Rock Spring, Walker County, GA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Ashland Farm	building	1973	73000646
Cavender's Store	building	1992	92000143
Chattooga Academy	building	1980	80001253
Chickamauga Coal and Iron Company Coke Ovens	structure	2009	09000188
Chickamauga Historic District	district	2007	07000700
Chickamauga Lodge No. 221, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliate	building	2006	06000736
Gordon-Lee House	building	1976	76000654
Lee and Gordon Mill	building	1980	80001252
Lookout Mountain Fairyland Club	district	1990	90000991
Marsh-Warthen House	building	2005	04001467
McLemore Cove Historic District	district	1994	94001140
Miller Brothers Farm	building	1987	87001332
Rock City Gardens	district	2014	14000619
John Ross House	building	1973	73000647
US Post Office-Rossville Main	building	1986	86002272
Walker County Courthouse	building	1980	80001254

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Land ownership map, 1893 - Map of Walker County, Georgia — Land ownership map (1893) - Map of Walker County, Georgia. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

15 of 18 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 18 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Greetings from Rock City Gardens, Lookout Mountain, Boston Public Library - undated — Greetings from Rock City Gardens, Lookout Mountain. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

7th, 8th and 12th U.S. Infantry in camp, Chickamauga Park, Ga., U.S.A., Boston Public Library - undated — 7th, 8th and 12th U.S. Infantry in camp, Chickamauga Park, Ga., U.S.A.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Entrance to Chickamauga National Military Park, Ga.-U. S. 27, Boston Public Library - undated — Entrance to Chickamauga National Military Park, Ga.-U. S. 27. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Rock City atop Lookout Mt., Boston Public Library - undated — Rock City atop Lookout Mt.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

George Washington's mansion, Mt. Vernon, Va. Lover's Leap, Rock City Gardens, Lookout Mountain. Lover's Leave, Lookout Mt., Rock City Gardens, Boston Public Library - undated — George Washington's mansion, Mt. Vernon, Va. Lover's Leap, Rock City Gardens, Lookout Mountain. Lover's Leave, Lookout Mt., Rock City Gardens. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Troop K. 10th U.S. Cavalry on the march, Chickamauga Park, Ga., U.S.A., Boston Public Library - undated — Troop K. 10th U.S. Cavalry on the march, Chickamauga Park, Ga., U.S.A.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Troop K. 10th U.S. Cavalry, Chickamauga Battlefield, Ga., U.S.A., Boston Public Library - undated — Troop K. 10th U.S. Cavalry, Chickamauga Battlefield, Ga., U.S.A.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Map of Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Park, Boston Public Library - undated — Map of Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Park. Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The John Ross House, Rossville, Ga., the Iowa Monument, Rossville, Ga., Boston Public Library - undated — The John Ross House, Rossville, Ga., the Iowa Monument, Rossville, Ga.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Post Office, Rossville, Georgia, street scene , Rossville, Georgia, Boston Public Library - undated — Post Office, Rossville, Georgia, street scene , Rossville, Georgia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Lover's Leap, Lookout Mt., Rock City Gardens. The loop, Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Rock City atop Lookout Mt., Boston Public Library - undated — Lover's Leap, Lookout Mt., Rock City Gardens. The loop, Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Rock City atop Lookout Mt.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Royal Governors Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia. Balanced rock, Rock City, atop Lookout Mountain. Swings-a-long Bridge, Rock City, atop Lookout Mountain, Boston Public Library - undated — Royal Governors Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia. Balanced rock, Rock City, atop Lookout Mountain. Swings-a-long Bridge, Rock City, atop Lookout Mountain. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and approaches, Boston Public Library - undated — Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and approaches. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

Lovers Leap, Lookout Mt., Rock City Gardens. Natural Bridge, Virginia, Boston Public Library - undated — Lovers Leap, Lookout Mt., Rock City Gardens. Natural Bridge, Virginia. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

New Orleans, Louisiana, the Cabildo. Lover's Leap, Lookout Mt. Rock City Gardens. San Francisco, California, Fisherman's Wharf, Boston Public Library - undated — New Orleans, Louisiana, the Cabildo. Lover's Leap, Lookout Mt. Rock City Gardens. San Francisco, California, Fisherman's Wharf. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

30 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 543 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 30 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-01-19, scale 1:66000 — 1957-01-19, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-01-05, scale 1:66000 — 1958-01-05, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-17, scale 1:19000 — 1964-02-17, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-08, scale 1:120524 — 1971-11-08, scale 1:120524. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-11-08, scale 1:118196 — 1971-11-08, scale 1:118196. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-09-12, scale 1:6799 — 1972-09-12, scale 1:6799. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-09-12, scale 1:7014 — 1972-09-12, scale 1:7014. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-03-08, scale 1:80000 — 1977-03-08, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000 — 1988-07-09, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-02, scale 1:15000 — 2002-04-02, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

10 stations, 3 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

CHICKAMAUGA 2 SW 1892 to 2025, hottest 41.1 C, coldest -25.0 C
LOOKOUT MTN 1913 to 1962, hottest 35.6 C, coldest -22.2 C
FLINTSTONE 1943 to 1955
CHICKAMAUGA PARK 1949 to 2007
KENSINGTON 1952 to 1981
CHICKAMAUGA PK LARC 2000 to 2018, hottest 40.0 C, coldest -72.8 C
ARMUCHEE #1 GEORGIA 2001 to 2026, hottest 40.6 C, coldest -17.8 C
LA FAYETTE 8.0 ESE 2006 to 2011
LA FAYETTE 11.0 W 2010 to 2026
LA FAYETTE 2.9 NE 2011 to 2017

HARRISBURG CREEK NEAR HAWKINS, GA 1979 to 1982
MILL CREEK AT CEDAR GROVE, GA 1986 to 1988
CHATTANOOGA CREEK AT GA193, NEAR FLINTSTONE, GA 2016 to 2026

The 1950 census, district by district

47 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

146-1Militia District 869, Chestnut Flat
146-2Militia District 871, La Fayette: La Fayette city: La Fayette city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Warthen, N. Duke, E. Culberson Ave.; Central of Georgia Railroad, Linwood town limits, Central of Georgia Railroad
146-3La Fayette city - That part Bounded by City limits; Central of Georgia Railroad, Linwood town limits, Central of Georgia Railroad; E. Culberson Ave., Cove Rd., Hillsdale Rd.; City limits
146-4La Fayette city - That part Bounded by Hillsdale Rd., Cove Rd.; Central of Georgia Railroad; Armuchie; City limits
146-5Le Fayette city - That part Bounded by E. Culberson Ave., N. Duke, Warthen; City limits; City limits, U.S. Hwy. 27, S. Main, Patton; Central of Georgia Railroad
146-6La Fayette city - That part Bounded by Patton; S. Main, U.S. Hwy. 27; City limits; Central of Georgia Railroad
146-7La Fayette city - That part Bounded by Armuchie; Central of Georgia Railroad; City limits; City limits
146-8Linwood town
146-9Militia District 871, La Fayette - That part east of Central of Georgia Railroad, outside La Fayette city and Linwood town
146-10Militia District 871, La Fayette - That part west of Central of Georgia Railroad, outside La Fayette city and Linwood town
146-11Militia District 881, Pond Springs
146-12Militia District 943, Wilson
146-13Militia District 944, Peavine: Militia District 944, Peavine - That part east of Central of Georgia Railroad
146-14Militia District 944, Peavine - That part west of Central of Georgia Railroad
146-15Militia District 953, East Armuchee: Militia District 953, East Armuchee - That part east of State Hwy. 2 and Villanow and East Armuchee Creeks
146-16Militia District 953, East Armuchee - That part west of State Hwy. 2 and Villanow and East Armuchee Creeks
146-17Militia District 960, Cane Creek
146-18Militia District 1053, West Armuchee
146-19Militia District 1161, Mountain: Militia District 1161, Mountain - That part north and northwest of State Hwy. 170 and road via Lookout Mountain Church to east boundary of district
146-20Militia District 1161, Mountain - That part south and southeast of State Hwy. 170 and road via Lookout Mountain Church to east boundary of district
146-21Militia District 1501, Chattanooga Valley: Militia District 1501, Chattanooga Valley - That part north of Central of Georgia Railroad and east of Chattanooga Creek
146-22Militia District 1501, Chattanooga Valley - That part north of Central of Georgia Railroad and west of Chattanooga Creek
146-23Militia District 1501, Chattanooga Valley - That part south of Central of Georgia Railroad
146-24Militia District 1800, Dougherty
146-25Militia District 1808, Cedar Grove
146-26Militia District 1809, Kensington
146-27Rossville city: Rossville city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Chickamauga Ave., McFarland Ave.; Maple; City limits
146-28Rossville city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits, Maple; McFarland Ave.; Oak, Cherry, Ward line; City limits
146-29Rossville city - That part comprising Ward 2 Bounded by Ward line, Cherry, Oak; McFarland Ave.; City limits; City limits
146-30Rossville city - That part comprising Ward 3 Bounded by Lake Ave.; Ward line, City limits; City limits; City limits, McFarland Ave.
146-31Rossville city - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; Ward line, Lake Ave., McFarland Ave., Chickamauga Ave.
146-32Militia District 1812, Rossville - That part Bounded by State Line; County line; Alabama, Lafayette Rd. (Chickamauga Ave.); Rossville city limits
146-33Militia District 1812, Rossville - That part Bounded by Rossville city limits, Lafayette Rd. (Chickamauga Ave.), Alabama; County line; Lafayette Rd. (Chickamauga Ave.), Cooper Dr., Alpine Dr., Woodlawn, Hollywood Ave., Longview Dr., Unnamed street, Baker Ave.; Old Carline Rd., Hogan Rd., Chambers, Summit
146-34Militia District 1812, Rossville - That part Bounded by Maple; Rossville city limits, Rossville Airport property line; Rossville Airport property line; Rossville Airport property line
146-35Militia District 1812, Rossville - That part Bounded by State line; Rossville city limits, Maple, Rossville Airport property line, Rossville City limits; James Ave.; Militia District line
146-36Militia District 1812, Rossville - That part Bounded by Rossville city limits, Summit, Chambers, Hogan Rd., Old Carline Rd., Baker Ave., Unnamed street, Longview Dr., Hollywood Ave., Woodlawn, Alpine Dr., Cooper Dr., Lafayette Rd. (Chickamauga Ave.); County line, Oak; Oak, Oak Street Rd., Central of Georgia Railroad (Branch to Ft. Oglethorpe); Central of Georgia Railroad, Rossville city limits
146-37Militia District 1812, Rossville - That part Bounded by Oak Street Rd., Oak; County line, Fort Oglethorpe town limits; Reed's Bridge Rd., McFarland Rd.; White Rd., Dubarry Rd., Old Carline Rd., Oak Street Rd.
146-38Militia District 1812, Rossville - That part Bounded by Central of Georgia Railroad (Branch to Ft. Oglethorpe), Oak Street Rd., Old Carline Rd.; Dubarry Rd., White Rd., Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Parks property line; Central of Georgia Railroad; Central of Georgia Railroad
146-39Militia District 1812, Rossville - That part Bounded by James, Rossville city limits, Central of Georgia Railroad, Chickamauga-Chattanooga National military Parks property line, McFarland Rd., Reed's Bridge Rd.; County line; Militia District line; Militia District line
146-40Militia District 1818, Chickamauga: Chickamauga city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Central of Georgia Railroad, Gordon, Lee Ave., Sixth, Cleburne; City limits
146-41Militia District 1818, Chickamauga: Chickamauga city - That part Bounded by Cleburne, Sixth; Lee Ave., Gordon, Central of Georgia Railroad; City limits; City limits
146-42Militia District 1818, Chickamauga - That part northeast of Central of Georgia Railroad, outside Chickamauga city
146-43Militia District 1818, Chickamauga - That part south of Central of Georgia Railroad and west and northwest of Cove Rd., outside Chickamauga city
146-44Militia District 1818, Chickamauga - That part southwest of Central of Georgia Railroad, and south and southeast of Cove Rd., outside Chickamauga city
146-45Militia District 1851, Fairyland: Militia District 1851, Fairyland - That part Bounded by State Line; Patten Rd., Wood Nymph Trail; Wood Nymph Trail; Lula Lake Rd.
146-46Militia District 1851, Fairyland - That part Bounded by State line, Lula Lake Rd., Wood Nymph Trail, Patten Rd., State line; Militia District line; Militia District line; County line
146-47Militia District 1812, Rossville: Fort Oglethorpe town - That part in Walker County comprising part of Militia District 1812, Rossville (Remainder of Fort Oglethorpe town is in Militia District 1096, Ninth, Catoosa County)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,715 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,715 of them, burning about 7,386 acres. 29 started naturally and 551 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	910
Arson/incendiarism	551
Equipment and vehicle use	59
Recreation and ceremony	56
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	56
Natural	29
Misuse of fire by a minor	24
Smoking	15
Railroad operations and maintenance	13
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Four of them were set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
5 October 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	477 acres	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest	STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN FIRE
31 October 2010	Recreation and ceremony	148 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-WALKER-034
11 March 2006	Arson/incendiarism	143 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 February 2000	Arson/incendiarism	135 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2000-WALKER-083
16 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	114 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 April 2006	Arson/incendiarism	104 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
26 March 2008	Debris and open burning	89 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
30 May 2016	Recreation and ceremony	88 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2016-WALKER-021

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1956 to 2025

60 of 276 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 276 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 32 injuries and about $20,457,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	166
Hail	74
Flash Flood	15
Tornado	10
Lightning	5
Flood	4
Funnel Cloud	1
Heavy Rain	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 1997	Tornado (F1)	Chickamauga	1 killed, 3 hurt, $100,000	The tornado touched down just southwest of Chickamauga in the Ridgecrest Acre mobile home park. Touchdown was noted to be at the intersection of Georgia Highway 136 and 193. Three mobile homes were completely destroyed, and a total of 28 homes/ mobile homes had damage varying from moderate to being totally destroyed. Homes were moved off their foundations and numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted.
April 2011	Tornado (EF2)	Hinkles	25 hurt, $5,000,000	This tornado is a continuation of the EF3 tornado that originated in DeKalb county, Alabama, tracked across central Dade county, Georgia, and then across northern Walker county, Georgia before lifting just before reaching the Tennessee line. The tornado weakened to an EF2 strength before entering Walker county, and continued as an EF2 to EF1 across much of its path within Walker county. The tornado crossed into Walker county approximately five miles west-southwest of Chattanooga Valley and lifted just west of Fort Oglethorpe near the intersection of U.S. Highway 27 and Georgia Highway 2. Thousands of trees and dozens of power lines were taken down by the tornado. Dozens of homes suffered severe damage, especially across the northern part of the county. Seven homes were completely destroyed. The most severe damage was noted in the Flintstone area. While no fatalities occurred within Walker county, there were 25 injuries, mostly at the severely damaged or destroyed homes. The most severe damage with this tornado occurred in Dade county.\|\|Damage in Walker county consists of seven destroyed homes, 26 with major damage, and 35 with minor damage.\|\|[04/27-04/28/11: Tornado #2, County #2-2, EF2, Dade-Walker, 2011:011].
April 1998	Tornado (F1)	Flintstone	2 hurt, $100,000	Police and fire officials reported a tornado. It apparently touched down briefly destroying 3 trailers, 2 barns and a car. The roof was torn off of a house. Trees and power lines were downed. The intensity, width and length were estimated.
May 1983	Tornado (F1)	not stated	1 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	La Fayette	1 hurt, $40,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and power lines across the northern portion of Walker county. One tree fell onto the electrical wiring running to a trailer, which ignited a fire. The sole occupant, a 74 year old woman was injured. More than 30,000 people were without power. 50 homes and 100 cars were also damaged.
September 2009	Flood	Missionary Ridge	$5,850,000	Emergency Management personnel from Walker county reported that extensive flooding continued across the county and had expanded into southern portions as well. Significant flooding was ongoing in the Rossville, Fort Oglethorpe, and LaFayette areas. At least 20 roads were closed because of flooding. Dozens of homes were flooded and suffered significant damage. Additional monetary damage in the county from flooding during this time frame were estimated to be near $6 million.
February 1956	Tornado (F2)	not stated	$2,500,000	no account filed
September 2009	Flash Flood	Dickey	$1,170,000	Walker county emergency management personnel reported that significant flooding impacted parts of Walker county for the second time within a 12-hour period as repeated rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain tracked across the area from southwest to northeast. Many roads, homes, and apartments were flooded and sustained significant damage during this time frame. The worst flooding occurred in the Chickamauga and Rossville area and from LaFayette to Mt. Carmel. Many roads were closed and impassable. Schools in much of the county were closed for at least two days. Monetary damage to roads, homes, and apartments during this time frame was estimated to be in excess of $1 million.
September 2009	Flood	Missionary Ridge	$1,170,000	Walker county emergency management personnel and USGS stream gages confirmed that major to record flooding continued across much of the county. Many homes, apartments, businesses, and roads sustained damage from flooding. Several roads were closed. Monetary damage from flooding continued to mount, with damages exceeding $1 million during this time frame, nearly all of which occurred prior to 845 am EDT on the 22nd. Flood waters began to recede after 845 am EDT on the 22nd, but many locations remained flooded through 845 am EDT on the 23rd.
September 2009	Flood	Missionary Ridge	$540,000	Walker county emergency management personnel reported that several roads were under water across the county as a result of flooded creeks and streams. The most significant flooding was observed in the Forth Oglethorpe and Rossville area, where several homes and businesses remained flooded from earlier flash flooding and continued flooding. Monetary damage during this time period to roads and property was estimated to exceed $500,000.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Countywide	$500,000	The Walker County Messenger reported that literally dozens of trees were down on power lines and roads around the county. The Rossville area was probably the hardest hit. Seven homes were severely damaged when large trees fell on the structures, while at least 27 calls were received by the Walker county Fire and Rescue Department to remove trees blocking roads. Several hundred residents of the county were left without power for several hours during the event.
October 2014	Hail	Hawkins	$355,000	The public reported quarter to golf ball-sized hail in LaFayette.
April 2020	Tornado (EF2)	Oakton	$300,000	A National Weather Service survey found that the EF1 tornado that originated in Chattooga County moved north-northeast into Walker County where it produced EF2 maximum winds of 125 mph with a maximum path width of 800 yards. The tornado crossed into Walker County along Halls Valley Drive with trees blown down on either side of the road. More significant tree damage began along Ramey Road just before Highway 151 with intense structural damage as the tornado moved northeast along Highway 151 between the intersection with Halls Valley Road and Beard Drive. The entire second story and roof of a home was removed with heavy damage to the exterior walls and a jeep was tossed more than 150 yards from its original location. An additional home had a good portion of its roof torn off on one side. Windows and doors were blown out and numerous large pines were snapped about halfway down. It was in \|this area where the tornado was at its strongest, EF2 with maximum wind speeds of 125 mph. The tornado continued northeast along Highway 151 with more snapped and uprooted trees, then quickly weakened, ending near Smith Gap Road. [04/12/20: Tornado #1, County #2/2, EF-2, Walker, 2020:007].
September 2004	Flash Flood	Countywide	$300,000	The Walker County Messenger and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported extensive and widespread flooding across much of the county. Several homes in Rossville were flooded and several homes in the Rock Creek Community in the north part of the county had to be evacuated because of flood waters. Several propane tanks were observed to be floating in flood waters. All together, 37 roads in the county were flooded and rendered impassable. Several vehicles were abandoned on streets and left submerged in the flood waters.
September 2009	Flash Flood	Missionary Ridge	$270,000	Walker county emergency management personnel reported flash flooding across the northern half of the county. The first floor of the Battlewood Apartments in Fort Oglethorpe were flooded, resulting in evacuations of several residents. Several roads were flooded and closed as creeks rose several feet out of their banks. Monetary damage in the county was primarily a result of damaged roads, bridges, and culverts.
May 2003	Flash Flood	Countywide	$250,000	The Walker county 911center reported extensive flooding to a number of roads in the Chickamauga area. Consequently, dozens of roads were rendered impassable and had to be closed. In addition, evacuations of several residences near Chickamauga Creek were necessary as the creek rose well out of its banks cresting at its highest level ever. A rescue was necessary along Georgia Highway 136 east of Cooper Heights.
April 2009	Hail	High Pt	$200,000	Several reports of half-dollar to golf ball-sized hail were received from the public in the northern part of Walker county near Chickamauga. Penny-sized hail was reported from the southern part of the county near LaFayette. Radar data supports that hail of similar size likely fell in a large swath from northwest to southeast across the county from High Point to Villanow.
April 2006	Hail	Rossville	$200,000	A former National Weather Service employee measured quarter-sized hail while the public reported golf ball-sized hail.
June 2018	Lightning	Cedar Grove	$150,000	The local broadcast media reported a house struck by lightning along Hog Jowl Road. The lighting strike caused a fire that destroyed the home.
May 2003	Hail	La Fayette	$125,000	The La Fayette Post Office reported golf ball-sized hail, which caused damage to a number of cars in the parking lot and in the area.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Center Post	$100,000	The Walker County Emergency Management Director reported widespread downed trees and power lines throughout the county, but primarily the southern half, including LaFayette. Nearly two dozen roads, including portions of Georgia Highways 341 and 136, were blocked from downed trees. Consequently, several school districts had to delay their start time at least two hours. An outbuilding at a private residence, where a number of antiques were stored, was destroyed when a large tree fell on the structure. In addition, shingles were blown off roofs of homes on Shook Road and Old Bethel Roads.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	La Fayette	$100,000	The Walker County Messenger reported that at least 30 large trees were sheared, blown over, or uprooted by strong thunderstorm winds. Two homes sustained significant damage as large trees fell on them.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairview	$50,000	Several trees came down and caused damage to multiple parked vehicles in Fairview.
July 1997	Lightning	Chickamauga	$50,000	Lightning caused a barn on Glass Mill Road in Chickamauga to burn to the ground, destroying a tractor and a pickup truck parked inside. A large outbuilding on Stanfield Road in LaFayette was also struck by lightning and caught fire, causing $3,000 in damage at that location. Times are estimated.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Cooper Hgts	$35,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported that more than a dozen trees were down across the northern half of the county from near Cooper Heights to Rossville. One of the trees fell on a home on Mountain View Circle causing damage to the structure. Trees were down on Georgia Highway 341, Garretts Chapel Road, Crittenden Avenue, Camp Road, Pine Hurst Circle, Ireland Lane, Clebourne Avenue, Crescent Avenue, Simonton Drive, Trion Highway, and High Street.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Countywide	$35,000	The Walker County Messenger, the Rome News Tribune, and ham radio operators reported trees and power lines down countywide. Numerous roads were blocked by fallen trees and limbs. In addition, a vehicle was damaged on Steele Street in Lafayette when a large tree limb fell on it. A billboard was blown down on U.S. Highway 27 in Noble, and a number of other smaller signs were also blown down.
September 2000	Lightning	La Fayette	$30,000	The Walker county 911 center reported that lightning set a house on fire. The extent of the damage was unknown.
April 2020	Flash Flood	Catlett	$25,000	Spotter reported that both lanes of Lake Howard Road were washed out near Arnold Lane in LaFayette. Radar estimates indicate that 5 to 8 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in flash flooding.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Beverly Hills	$25,000	The broadcast media reported two trees blown down onto a house on Chambers Street in Rossville. No injuries were reported.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Center Post	$25,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in the south central and southeast part of the county, especially around Suttles Mill. The public reported that up to 50 treeswere down in the Flintstone area of northwest Walker county. Another large tree was also down in the Beverly Hills subdivision in Rossville in the northeast part of the county destroying a large three-wall tin shed.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cooper Hgts	$25,000	The public reported that more than a dozen trees were down across the northern part of the county, especially just north of Chickamauga in northeast Walker county. One tree was down on a car.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	La Fayette	$25,000	The Walker county 911 center and the Walker county Sheriff reported that a number of trees were blown down in the city. Some of the trees fell on homes causing structural damage. There were several sightings of funnel clouds in the area as observed by the Sheriff, the La Fayette police department, and from reports given to the county 911 center.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hinkles	$15,000	The Walker County 911 center reported numerous trees down from around Hinkle Community road and highway 157 to Rossville. One tree fell on a house in the Lookout Mountain area.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lookout Mtn	$15,000	Amateur radio operators and the public reported that several trees and some power lines were blown down across the northern part of Walker county, north of the EF3 tornado that tracked more across central Walker county. Several trees were down near Lookout Mountain and Rossville. In addition, a small outbuilding near Rossville was blown away and all of its contents were scattered about.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	High Pt	$15,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported that at least two dozen trees were down across the county. The majority of the damage appeared to be in the Chickamauga area. Several power lines were down across the county as well. No structural damage was reported.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	La Fayette	$15,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported that a tree was blown over onto a home resulting in some structural damage.
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	High Point	$15,000	no account filed
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Cooper Hgts	$12,000	Reports from trained spotters showed a few trees blown down from the area around Kensington Road and Highway 136 to Lafayette along S. Chattanooga Street. One tree struck a house causing minor damage on Kensington Road. No injuries were reported.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Kendrick	$12,000	The broadcast media reported trees blown down onto a house off of Highway 157. No injuries were reported.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedar Grove	$10,000	Public report of over ten large trees uprooted or snapped, with all of them having fallen facing to the east.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cedar Grove	$10,000	Over ten large trees uprooted or snapped, all falling in an easterly direction near W Cove Rd.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cenchat	$10,000	Report via social media of multiple large trees down along Mission Ridge Rd in Rossville. Tree diameter is roughly 2 ft.
April 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Eagle Cliff	$10,000	The Walker County 911 center reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from the Chattanooga Valley area to Lafayette. A half dozen trees were downed around the intersection of Chattanooga Valley Road and East Avenue.
June 2018	Tornado (EF0)	Lake Howard	$10,000	The National Weather Service in conjunction with the Walker County Emergency Manager, and with the aid of video provided by the public, determined that a brief EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards, travelled 1.3 miles across a portion of eastern Walker County, north of the city of Lafayette. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Wheeler Road and Warren Road, just east of Highway 27, snapping a few trees. The tornado traveled southeast toward Lake Howard Road, producing several areas of damage between Ringgold Road and Lucas Lane, including two small barns that sustained significant damage and several larger trees either uprooted or snapped. A section of roof shingles was pulled up from a two-story home. No injuries were reported. [06/22/18: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-0, Walker, 2018:009].
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hawkins	$10,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported trees blown down from LaFayette to Rock Spring.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Beverly Hills	$10,000	The Walker County Emergency Manager reported a few trees down in the Rossville area. One tree fell on a house and another on a car.
May 2013	Flash Flood	High Pt	$10,000	The public reported several small creeks came out of their banks and briefly flooded portions of nearby roads in the Cooper Heights area.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Bronco	$10,000	The NSSL SHAVE Project relayed a report of several snapped trees in the southern part of Walker County. One pecan tree was snapped at the base and landed on the roof of a barn.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lookout Mtn	$10,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported widespread tree damage in the Lookout Mountain area in the far northwest part of the county.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Cooper Hgts	$10,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported that a roof was blown off a barn along Georgia Highway 136 northwest of LaFayette and landed in the middle of the highway. Numerous trees were also down in the same general area.
April 2006	Lightning	La Fayette	$10,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported that two buildings were struck by lightning. Damages were inconclusive.
August 2003	Flash Flood	Naomi	$10,000	The public reported that a convenience store at the intersection of Georgia Highways 136 and 151 suffered considerable damage as flood waters rose several inches deep inside the building. The flooding was the result of a small, yet very slow moving thunderstorm with torrential rainfall of up to three inches per hour.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Countywide	$10,000	The Walker county 911 center reported that a number of trees were down across the county, especially in the LaFayette area.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	La Fayette	$10,000	The Walker county 911 center reported numerous trees and power lines down.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Rossville	$10,000	The Walker county 911 center reported several trees and some power lines down. Most of the damage was concentrated in the Chickamauga area and just east of Chickamauga near the Catoosa county line along U.S. Highway 27.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Catlett	$8,000	The Walker County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down along Highway 151 between Highway 136 and the Catoosa County line.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hedges	$8,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported numerous trees blown down across the county.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Hawkins	$7,000	The Walker County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down along Brookwood Lane in Lafayette.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Kensington	$7,000	An amateur radio operator reported that a tin roof was blown off a barn and several trees were uprooted.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Hedges	$6,000	An amateur radio operator reported multiple trees blown down at Hog Jowl Road and Cove Road.

Mines and quarries

40 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 40 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 37 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Iron	30
Stone, Crushed/Broken	7
Manganese	2
Aluminum	2
Clay	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
General Shale Georgia Pit	Clay	Producer
Armington Mine	Aluminum	Past Producer
Hawkins Mine	Aluminum, Iron	Past Producer
Pace Prospect	Iron, Manganese	Prospect
Wilmer Frye Prospect	Iron, Manganese	Prospect
Boss Tripoli Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Dave L Brown Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Horine Development Co Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Patton Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Road Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Road Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Rossville Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Cassandra Area	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
Childers Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Estelle Mining Comp	Iron	Past Producer
Glenn Prospect	Iron	Prospect
Hall Ore Bank Area	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
High Point Area	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
J.T. Algoods Property	Iron	Past Producer
Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Kensington Iron and Coal Co. Mine	Iron	Past Producer
McLamore's Cove Area-A	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
McLamore's Cove Area-B	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
Mcfarland Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
Naomi Area	Iron	Past Producer	Stratabound Concordant
Shinbone Ridge Area-C	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
Shinbone Ridge-A	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
Shinbone Ridge-B	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
Southern Steel Comp	Iron	Past Producer
Southern Steel Comp	Iron	Past Producer
Stoner-Caldwell Property	Iron	Past Producer
Sugar Valley Land Co Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Warrenfel's Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
Warthen Prospect	Iron	Prospect
High Point Area		Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 3 places that were also surveyed for fire insurance come first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Chickamauga

Chickamauga census division · 30707 · On Coke Oven Branch · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983

Fire insurance: 2 atlases
Rossville

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · On Dry Creek · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982

Fire insurance: 4 atlases
Ascalon

Lookout Mountain census division · 30738 · Near Round Top · Durham quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Beverly Hills

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Missionary Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Blaylock Mill

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Rocky Branch · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Blowing Spring

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30725 · Near Hawkins Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Bronco

LaFayette census division · 30728 · Near Burnt Mill Valley · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Cannon Crossing

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Missionary Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Cassandra

Kensington census division · 30707 · On Broom Branch · Durham quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Catlett

LaFayette census division · 30728 · Catlett quadrangle

24 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Cedar Grove

Kensington census division · 30707 · On Trickum Branch · Cedar Grove quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Cenchat

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30725 · On Powder Mill Branch · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Center Grove

Rock Spring census division · 30739 · On Rock Spring Creek · Nickajack Gap quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Center Post

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Duck Creek · Trion quadrangle

19 sheets, 1886 to 1981
Chattanooga Valley

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30725 · Near Tannery Gulf · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Chestnutflat

LaFayette census division · 30728 · Catlett quadrangle

24 sheets, 1886 to 1982

No longer a settlement
Cooper Heights

Chickamauga census division · 30707 · On Back Valley Creek · Durham quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Corinth

LaFayette census division · 30728 · Catlett quadrangle

24 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Davis Crossroads

Kensington census division · 30707 · On Shaw Branch · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Dewberry Town

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Snodgrass Hill · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Dickey

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30725 · Near Hawkins Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982

No longer a settlement
Dillon

Lookout Mountain census division · 30738 · Durham quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Dogwood Circle

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Stanfield Branch · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Durham

Lookout Mountain census division · 30738 · On Fuggett Branch · Durham quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Eagle Cliff

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30725 · Near Tannery Gulf · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
East Armuchee

Villanow census division · 30728 · Catlett quadrangle

24 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Estelle

Kensington census division · 30707 · Near Owl Hollow · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Estelle Station

Kensington census division · 30707 · Near Devils Cove · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Fairview

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Missionary Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Fairview Heights

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Arnold Branch · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Fantasy Hills

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30725 · Near Dynamite Hollow · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Flintstone

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30725 · Near Tannery Gulf · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Freetown

Rock Spring census division · 30739 · Near Long Hollow · Nickajack Gap quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Frick Gap

Kensington census division · 30707 · On Back Valley Creek · Durham quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Furnace

Villanow census division · 30728 · On Furnace Creek · Villanow quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Georgia Acres

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Missionary Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Gerber

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30725 · On Long Branch · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982

No longer a settlement
Green Hills

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30741 · On Powder Mill Branch · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Greenbush

Villanow census division · 30747 · Near Thompson Hollow · Catlett quadrangle

24 sheets, 1886 to 1982

No longer a settlement
Guild

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Dry Creek · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Hall Mill

Kensington census division · 30707 · On Strickland Branch · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Happy Valley

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30741 · Near Dynamite Hollow · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Harrisburg

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Harrisburg Creek · Dougherty Gap quadrangle

24 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Hawkins

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Harrisburg Creek · Trion quadrangle

19 sheets, 1886 to 1981
Haysville

Chickamauga census division · 30725 · Near Bird Hollow · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Henrys

Chickamauga census division · 30707 · Near Round Top · Durham quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983

No longer a settlement
High Point

Chickamauga census division · 30707 · Near Ironco Hollow · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Hinkles

Lookout Mountain census division · 30750 · On Tucker Branch · Hooker quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Horse Lake Estates

LaFayette census division · 30728 · Near Peavine Ridge · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Jamesburg

Lookout Mountain census division · 30738 · On Tucker Branch · Hooker quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1982
John Ross Estates

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Missionary Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Kendrick

Chickamauga census division · 30707 · On Mill Creek · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Kensington

Kensington census division · 30707 · On Mill Creek · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983
LaFayette

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Town Creek · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Laurelwood Estates

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30741 · On Powder Mill Branch · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Linwood

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Town Creek · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain census division · 30750 · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Lytle

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30707 · Near Long Hollow · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Mahan

Kensington census division · 30728 · Near Dickson Gulf · Cedar Grove quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1982

No longer a settlement
Marsh Crossing

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Possumtrot Branch · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Martindale

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Dry Creek · Trion quadrangle

19 sheets, 1886 to 1981
Masseyville

Kensington census division · 30738 · Near Kirkis Gulf · Cedar Grove quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1982
McCutchen

Kensington census division · 30707 · Near Hogjowl Valley · Cedar Grove quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1982

No longer a settlement
Meadowview

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Stanfield Branch · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Moons

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30725 · Near Tannery Gulf · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Mount Carmel

LaFayette census division · 30728 · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Mountain View

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30741 · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Naomi

LaFayette census division · 30728 · Catlett quadrangle

24 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Noble

Rock Spring census division · 30728 · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Oak Park

LaFayette census division · 30728 · Near Peavine Ridge · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Oakton

LaFayette census division · 30728 · Trion quadrangle

19 sheets, 1886 to 1981
Orchard Hills

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Missionary Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Park City

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Snodgrass Hill · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Pledger Parkway

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Town Creek · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Pond Spring

Chickamauga census division · 30707 · On Brotherton Creek · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Reo

Villanow census division · 30728 · Villanow quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Robertsville

Chickamauga census division · 30707 · Near Chandler Hollow · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Rock City

Lookout Mountain census division · 30750 · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Rock Spring

Rock Spring census division · 30739 · Near Long Hollow · Nickajack Gap quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Salem

Rock Spring census division · 30728 · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Shadynook

Chickamauga census division · 30707 · Near Chandler Hollow · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Skyline Heights

LaFayette census division · 30728 · Near Peavine Ridge · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
South Rossville

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Missionary Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Spencer Hills

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30741 · Near Hawkins Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Suttles Mill

Villanow census division · 30747 · On Greenbush Branch · Subligna quadrangle

24 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Thompsonville

Lookout Mountain census division · 30738 · On Fuggett Branch · Durham quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Valley Head

LaFayette census division · 30728 · Near Owl Hollow · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Valley View

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30725 · By Eagle Cliff · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Villanow

Villanow census division · 30728 · On Puryear Branch · Villanow quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Wallaceville

Chickamauga census division · 30741 · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Walnut Grove

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Dry Creek · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Warren Terrace

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Snodgrass Hill · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Warrens

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Arnold Branch · Kensington quadrangle

26 sheets, 1886 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Waterville

LaFayette census division · 30753 · Subligna quadrangle

20 sheets, 1886 to 1981
White Oak

Rossville-Beverly Hills census division · 30741 · Near Missionary Ridge · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982
Winwood Forest

LaFayette census division · 30728 · On Stanfield Branch · LaFayette quadrangle

25 sheets, 1886 to 1983
Woodland Hills

Chattanooga Valley census division · 30741 · On Dry Creek · Fort Oglethorpe quadrangle

28 sheets, 1886 to 1982

The vanished settlements of Walker County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Recorded here

Rossville, Georgia

28 topographic sheets and 4 fire insurance atlases, 1917 to 1948

Chickamauga, Georgia

26 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1929

La Fayette, Georgia

0 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1928 to 1948

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

2 structures

The vanished settlements of Walker County, the places these records name that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.