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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Waters Store. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Waters Store to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Waters Store, 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 Waters Store (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 Waters Store. 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 Waters Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Waters Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Waters Store may originally have been Water's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Waters Store might be written as Water Store.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Waters Store is historic, it would have been located within present day Floyd 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 Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Waters Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waters Store:
- Floyd County (The home county of Waters Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Hermitage
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Bass Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Mount Berry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Armuchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Floyd Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Adairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Country Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Euharlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Stilesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Interchange Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Pennville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Berryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Trion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyerly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Menlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Salacoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Payne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Waleska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allatoona Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Acworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mars Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mitchell Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Calumet Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sugar Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sonoraville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Resaca Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Hill City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Ball Ground
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Carters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Braswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Forrister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Country Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Ludville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Talmadge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Jerusalem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Hinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Seney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockmart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Cedartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Martindale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bronco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Crown Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Broomtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Gaylesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waters Store, see our County-by-County Page for Waters Store.
Cemeteries Near Waters Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waters Store.
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 Waters Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waters Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Rush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gaines - Watters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highway 53 - Shannon Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rush Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gaines Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oostanaula Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Battey Farm Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- John Hume Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Jones Bend Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hasty Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kerce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
While we didn't find Waters Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waters Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waters Store, with the one closest to Waters Store listed first.
- Hermitage
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nannie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nannie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannie
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- North Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freemans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freemans is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Bass Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Eves ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eves is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eves
- Murchisons ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murchisons is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisons
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Armuchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etowah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Etowah is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Halls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Halls is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waters Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waters Store.
Newspapers Published in Waters Store ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waters Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waters Store, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waters Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Waters Store:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Waters Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Waters Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |