Our Genealogy Helper
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 Waterloo Springs (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 Waterloo Springs. 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 Waterloo Springs ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Waterloo Springs: Waterloo Spgs. (or less commonly used: Waterloo Spngs. or Waterloo Sprngs.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Waterloo Springs is located in Cherokee County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Waterloo Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterloo Springs:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Waterloo Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Ringgold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Taft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Blanche
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Broomtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Gaylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylesville
- Gaylesville is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylesville <2>
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <2>
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Howells Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Collins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Dailey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Piedmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Borden Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Adamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Dog Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Fort Payne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
- Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <2>
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Cordell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Bootsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bootsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Pine Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Bankhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Chavies
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Ballplay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coato Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Coat's Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Keener
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Turkeytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Wilsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Banner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Yancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Duck Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Edwardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Hokes Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <2>
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Rock City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Dutton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Pisgah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <2>
- Section
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section
- Section is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Section <2>
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Gray ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattoogaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taliaferro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyerly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly
- Lyerly is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyerly <2>
- Menlo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menlo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <2>
- Cloudland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Cloudland is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloudland <2>
- Berryton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Summerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <2>
- Pennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Trion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <2>
- Dade County (GA)
- Rising Fawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Fawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Fawn
- Rising Fawn is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Fawn <2>
- Rising Fawn
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Coosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Coosa is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coosa <2>
- Cave Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <2>
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Robealou Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Armuchee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armuchee
- Armuchee is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Former name for Armuchee:
- Armucha
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armuchee <2>
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Mount Berry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Berry
- Mount Berry is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Berry <2>
- Atlanta Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
- Summerville Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Floyd Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Etna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Cedartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Cedartown is located in Polk County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedartown <2>
- Esom Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esom Hill
- Esom Hill is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esom Hill <2>
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Martindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bronco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterloo Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Waterloo Springs.
Newspapers Published in Waterloo Springs ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterloo Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterloo Springs, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterloo Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Waterloo Springs:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cleburne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- DeKalb County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Etowah County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chattooga County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dade County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Floyd County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Polk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walker County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Cherokee County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Cherokee County
Cemeteries Near Waterloo Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterloo Springs.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterloo Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Cannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannon Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Dixons Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixons Chapel Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
- Stories Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stories Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Henderson - Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson - Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson - Hill Cemetery
- Callan Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Callan Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callan Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2650144 <5>
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- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Bowery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Waterloo Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waterloo Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterloo Springs, with the one closest to Waterloo Springs listed first.
- Ringgold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Hurley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Gaylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylesville
- Gaylesville is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylesville <2>
- Broomtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Fullerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - New Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <2>
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Farill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Chattoogaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattoogaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Starkville ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterloo Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterloo Springs.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waterloo Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterloo Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3223, Longitude: -85.5883 In this case, the coordinates for Waterloo Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | 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 Waterloo Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |