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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Water Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Water Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Water Valley, please Contact Us.


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 Water Valley (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 Water Valley. 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 Water Valley ...

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

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

Another variation: Watervalley.

  • A typical abbreviation for Water Valley: Water Vly. (or less commonly used: Water Vally. or Water Vlly.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Water Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Water Valley.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Water Valley is historic, it would have been located within present day Gordon County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gordon County: Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walker & Whitfield.

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

  • Gordon County     (The home county of Water Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Resaca Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
    • Resaca
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Damascus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Damascus is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Soapstick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
    • Hill City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Hill City is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Sugar Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
    • New Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Calhoun
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • Farmville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Sonoraville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Adairsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bolivar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Funkhouser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
    • Pine Log ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Log is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
    • Rydal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Country Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Country Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Kingston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • White
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McCallie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • McCallie is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
    • Interchange Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • Rodgers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
  • Catoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Catoosa Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
    • Poplar Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Ringgold
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
    • Ellie Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
    • Mount Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
    • Boynton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Boynton is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Indian Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Dafron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dafron is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
    • Graysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Oglethorpe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Chattooga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Zula ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zula is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
    • Trion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Trion is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <2>
    • Pennville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pennville is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
    • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
    • Summerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Berryton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Berryton is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
    • Lyerly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Taliaferro ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Salacoa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
      • Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
    • Waleska
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Floyd Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
    • Hermitage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hermitage is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Armuchee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shannon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Central Grove ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Central Grove is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
    • Glenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenwood is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Dykes ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Dykes is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Mount Berry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerville Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
    • Bass Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
    • Chiaha ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chiaha is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
    • Rome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rome is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Tails Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
    • Whitestone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
    • East Ellijay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ellijay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Yukon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Yukon is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Northcutt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Ball Ground
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ball Ground is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
    • Wells ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wells is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Carters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Carters is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
    • Chatsworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sumac is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
    • Crandall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Temple Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Temple Grove is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
    • Gregory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Gregory is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
    • Cisco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tennga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Ludville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ludville is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
    • Hinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hinton is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
    • Jerusalem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Talmadge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Talmadge is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
    • Talking Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jasper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Furnace ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Furnace is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
    • Villanow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Villanow is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
    • LaFayette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Martindale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Martindale is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
    • Linwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Linwood is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Rock Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bronco is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
    • Chickamauga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kensington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassandra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cassandra is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
    • Lytle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lytle is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
    • Dewberry Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
  • Whitfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Crown Mill Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
    • Dalton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <2>
    • Union Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Union Point is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
    • Rocky Face
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Crow ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crow is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
    • Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
    • Trickum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Trickum is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
    • Waring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Waring is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
    • Tunnel Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Plainview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Plainview is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
    • Ruralvale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
    • Varnell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Bradley County (TN)
    • Earnest ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
  • Hamilton County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
    • Howardville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Howardville is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
    • Apison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Apison is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
    • Ryall Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
    • East Brainerd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd

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

Cemeteries Near Water Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Water Valley.

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 Water Valley - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Resaca Confederate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Horton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Nance Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Echota Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
    • The Sardis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Higher Praise Church of God Cemetery
    • Sardis Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257974 <4>
  • Herington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (412 more) ...
    • Fain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Henton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

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

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

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

  • Resaca
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sugar Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Decora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Decora is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decora
  • Tilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tilton is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Carbondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbondale is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Calhoun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crane Eater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
  • Phelps
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Phelps is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Fidelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fidelle is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelle
  • Oostanaula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oostanaula is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostanaula
  • Redbud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Redbud is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
  • Furnace ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
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    • McDaniels
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • McDaniels is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • Coosawattee ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Coosawattee is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosawattee

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

Newspapers Published in Water Valley ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Water Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Water Valley, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Water Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Water Valley:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Water Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Water Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.