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 Waverly (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 Waverly. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Waverly is primarily located in Chambers County. A portion of Waverly extends into Lee County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chambers County: Lee, Randolph, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Waverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waverly:
- Chambers County (The home county of Waverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Blackman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Boyds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- LaFayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cusseta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Penton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Huguley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Milltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Plant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Eady City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Fredonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clay County
- Motley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Fishpond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Equality
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Irma ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Tallassee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jordan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Eclectic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Claud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- The Bottle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Roxana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Loachapoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chewacla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Beauregard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Blanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Prince Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Notasulga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Society Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Tuskegee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Calebee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Wadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Almond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Peavy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Forester Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Hugley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Crawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Camp Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Agricola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Dudleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Dadeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Reeltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Matilda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Jacksons' Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Frog Eye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Tallapoosa City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Harris County (GA)
- Pine Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- West Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waverly, see our County-by-County Page for Waverly.
Cemeteries Near Waverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waverly.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Waverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith - Willoughby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows - Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Roxana Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel - Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waverly had a population of 185 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waverly had a population of 143 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Roxana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Camp Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Judson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Loachapoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Bowery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery
- Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Blackman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Agricola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Boyds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Opelika
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waverly.
Newspapers Published in Waverly ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waverly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waverly, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waverly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Waverly:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Chambers County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa County
- Harris County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Waverly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |