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Introduction ...

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

We've added Vater to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vater, 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 Vater (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 Vater. 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 southeast 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 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 Vater is historic, it would have been located within present day Lawrence County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.

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

  • Lawrence County     (The home county of Vater)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vater, with the one closest to Vater listed first.
    • Webber City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
      • Webber City is located in Lawrence County
    • Ethridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
      • Ethridge is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <3>
    • Flatwoods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
      • Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
    • New Prospect
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
      • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
    • Park Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
      • Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Lawrenceburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Henryville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
      • Henryville is located in Lawrence County
    • Fall River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
      • Fall River is located in Lawrence County
    • Busby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
      • Busby is located in Lawrence County
    • Loretto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <3>
    • Appleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Lawrence County
    • Liberty Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
      • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
    • Westpoint
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
      • Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
  • Giles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vater, with the one closest to Vater listed first.
    • Weakley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
      • Weakley is located in Giles County
    • Wales
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Giles County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
    • Bufords
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bufords have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
      • Bufords is located in Giles County
    • Olivet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
    • Lynnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gordon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Giles County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
    • Pulaski
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell Chapel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
      • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
    • Green Field
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
      • Green Field is located in Giles County
    • Aymett Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aymett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
      • Aymett Town is located in Giles County
    • Minor Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
      • Minor Hill is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Trigg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
      • Trigg is located in Giles County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
    • Stella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Giles County
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vater, with the one closest to Vater listed first.
    • Duck River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
      • Duck River is located in Hickman County
    • Aetna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
      • Aetna is located in Hickman County
    • Hornertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
      • Hornertown is located in Hickman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
    • Littlelot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
      • Littlelot is located in Hickman County
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vater, with the one closest to Vater listed first.
    • Voorhies
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorhies have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Lewis County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
    • Hohenwald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimmins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimmins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
      • Kimmins is located in Lewis County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vater, with the one closest to Vater listed first.
    • Boonshill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
      • Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
    • Dellrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vater, with the one closest to Vater listed first.
    • Globe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Marshall County
    • Cornersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • New Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Marshall County
    • Cochran
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
      • Cochran is located in Marshall County
    • Lewisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Marshall County
    • Delina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
      • Delina is located in Marshall County
    • Orrs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
      • Orrs is located in Marshall County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Verona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Marshall County
    • Oak Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Maury County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vater, with the one closest to Vater listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Maury County
    • Scotts Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
      • Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
    • Southport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
    • Frierson Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frierson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
      • Frierson Town is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
    • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
    • Broadview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
      • Broadview is located in Maury County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ashwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
      • Ashwood is located in Maury County
    • Culleoka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampshire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Zion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Maury County
    • Chapel Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
    • Graymere Manor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graymere Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
      • Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vater, with the one closest to Vater listed first.
    • Ashland Ford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
      • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
    • Corning ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
    • Slickrock Ford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
    • Waynesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <3>
  • Lauderdale County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vater, with the one closest to Vater listed first.
    • Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Lexington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Belew ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
      • Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Slabtown ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Anderson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Arkdell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkdell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
      • Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Comer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
      • Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Corum ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
      • Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Green Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
      • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Limestone County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vater, with the one closest to Vater listed first.
    • Clifton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
    • Lester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Pettusville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
      • Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)

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

Newspapers Published in Vater ...

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 Vater.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vater, 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 Vater.

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 Vater:

Cemeteries Near Vater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vater.

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 Vater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mint Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mint Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mint Spring Cemetery
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
  • Marcella Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcella Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • Chapel Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Grove Cemetery
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
  • Lay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lay Cemetery
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
  • Ethridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ethridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ethridge Cemetery
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
  • May Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
  • Rhea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhea Cemetery
  • Continue List   (1162 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Lucy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucy Cemetery
    • Brace Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brace 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.

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

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

  • Ethridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Ethridge is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <3>
  • Brace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
    • Brace is located in Lawrence County
  • Seven ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven
    • Seven is located in Lawrence County
  • Campbellsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
    • Campbellsville is located in Giles County
  • Weakley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
    • Weakley is located in Giles County
  • Crestview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
    • Crestview is located in Lawrence County
  • Carpenters ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
    • Carpenters is located in Maury County
  • Summertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
    • Summertown is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <3>
  • Yokley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yokley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokley
    • Yokley is located in Giles County
  • Rockdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Maury County
  • Sandy Hook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
  • Lawrenceburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Bodenham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bodenham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
      • Bodenham is located in Giles County
    • Henryville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
      • Henryville is located in Lawrence County
    • Wales
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Giles County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Vater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3487, Longitude: -87.2347       In this case, the coordinates for Vater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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