Chickamauga, Georgia

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Chickamauga census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30707. It stands on Coke Oven Branch. The Survey maps it on the Kensington quadrangle. 2,917 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 732 feet above sea level.

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Chickamauga within Walker County

On record in Chickamauga

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 5 records

Chickamauga Coal and Iron Company Coke Ovenslisted 2009
Chickamauga Historic Districtlisted 2007
Chickamauga Lodge No. 221, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliatelisted 2006
Gordon-Lee Houselisted 1976
Lee and Gordon Milllisted 1980

Population over time

2 figures

Chickamauga fell from 3,101 to 2,917 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	3,101
2020	2,917	-184 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1886 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000
1892 USGS Catoosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
1892 USGS Ringgold quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
1936 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000
1946 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
1955 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
1958 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1961 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
1963 USGS Rome quadrangle1:250000
1981 USGS Chickamauga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
1983 USGS Kensington quadrangle1:24000

Photographs

8 of 36 photographs shown, 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

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

Every photograph of Walker County

Fires near this place

256 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 256 fires within 5 miles of Chickamauga between 1992 and 2020, burning about 688 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 61 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	146
Arson/incendiarism	61
Equipment and vehicle use	14
Recreation and ceremony	9
Smoking	7
Natural	7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	3.9 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 1999	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
8 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2002	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2003-WALKER-016
5 September 2002	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2003-WALKER-014
5 September 1999	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 1993	Debris and open burning	1.3 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
26 September 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park	HAY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Walker County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Chickamauga: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Hall Ore Bank Area	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
High Point Area	Iron	Past Producer	Strataform, Concordant
Warthen Prospect	Iron	Prospect

Every working recorded in Walker County

Storms near this place

27 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chickamauga in 27 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

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.
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.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$5,000	The Walker county 911 center reported that trees were down in both Chickamauga and LaFayette.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$5,000	Walker county 911 center reported wind damage between Chickamauga and Rossville. Many trees were blown over and a trailer was damaged by wind.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$3,500	The Walker County Emergency Manager reported that around 14 trees were either snapped or uprooted onto several roads in the Davis Crossroads to Chickamauga to Lafayette area.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$3,000	The public reported that 15 trees were either blown down, split, or had broken limbs in a wooded back yard at a private residence.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$2,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported that five trees were blown down in the Chickamauga area. A couple of these brought down power lines.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$2,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were down in the LaFayette area and a power line was down in Chickamauga.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$1,500	The Walker County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down in a localized area.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$1,000	Emergency manager reported a tree down near W 12th St and Fouts Way in Chickamauga.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$1,000	EM reported tree down at Lee Gordon Mill Rd and Longwood St.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$1,000	The Walker County Emergency Manager reported one tree down along Childress Hollow Road.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$1,000	The Walker County Emergency Manager reported that two trees were down in the Villanow area and a couple more north of Chickamauga.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$1,000	The Walker County 911 Center reported that two trees were down in the Chickamauga area and two more trees were down just south of LaFayette.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$1,000	The Walker county 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down six large trees within Rossvile and at least two trees in Chickamauga.
April 2025	Hail	Chickamauga	-	One inch hail along glass mill pointe drive.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Chickamauga	-	Trees and powerlines down near the intersection of Wheeler Road and Gordon Street.
May 2012	Hail	Chickamauga	-	The public reported that nickel to quarter sized hail fell at multiple locations in and east of Chickamauga.
April 2009	Hail	Chickamauga	-	The public observed half-dollar-sized hail in the Chickamauga area.
October 2006	Flood	Chickamauga	-	The Walker County Emergency Management Director reported that some roads in the county, especially the west and southwest portion were flooded. Over a foot of water was reported on some roads in the Kay Conley area. In excess of two inches of rain fell across much of the county during the early morning hours.
March 2003	Hail	Chickamauga	-	The Walker county 911 center reported penny size hail.
June 2003	Heavy Rain	Chickamauga	-	The Walker county 911 center reported that heavy rain and thunderstorms were resulting in minor flooding across the north portion of the county, north and northwest of Chickamauga.
May 1998	Hail	Chickamauga	-	The public reported dime to quarter size hail.
June 1999	Hail	Chickamauga	-	no account filed
June 1999	Hail	Chickamauga	-	no account filed
March 1998	Hail	Chickamauga	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Walker County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Robertsville	0.9 miles	28
Wallaceville	2.4 miles	28
Shadynook	2.4 miles	28
Laurelwood Estates	2.9 miles	28
Mountain View	3.2 miles	28
Lytle	3.2 miles	28
Pond Spring	3.8 miles	26
Haysville	3.9 miles	28

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Chickamauga	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2957660	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 355145. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.