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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Dickson County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickson County: Cheatham, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery & Williamson.
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:
- Dickson 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.
- Dickson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Tidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Burns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Abiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencers Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Vanleer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Dunn Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Benton County
- Brevards Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- Bell Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Kingston Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pegram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Neptune
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lillamay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Ashland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lockertsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Marrowbone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Henrietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- Linton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- Lyles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Bon Aqua Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Wrigley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Whitehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Nunnelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Graytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Tottys Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Only
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littlelot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Primm Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- Bethpage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- McEwen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Roost
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Trinity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Halls Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Bakerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Plant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hustburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lewis County
- Kimmins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- Fly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Chartersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Hill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Greenfield Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Santa Fe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Arkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Theta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Sawdust
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- McAllisters Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Louise
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Oakridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Southside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liverworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- Lobelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- Cumberland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Water Valley, with the one closest to Water Valley listed first.
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Loriland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Leipers Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Burwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
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.
- Wills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fielder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vineyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Donegan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- O'Ferrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Donegan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (982 more) ...
- Weems Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adcox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.
- Dickson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Tidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Colesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colesburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Pinewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pinewood is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Abiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Iron Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iron Hill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Burns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rodemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rodemer is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodemer
- Lyles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bon Aqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sylvia is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
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 40 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Water Valley:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Dickson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Stewart County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Water Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |