Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Waterloo (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 Waterloo. 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 northeast 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 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.
Waterloo is located in Overton 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 Overton County: Clay, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Pickett & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Waterloo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterloo:
- Overton County (The home county of Waterloo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Grey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Garretts Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Free Communion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oak Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Cave Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Celina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Free Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Thompsons Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Moss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Jenkins Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Clementsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Woody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Dykes Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Philippi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Temperance Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Wilder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Cooper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Little Crab
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Clarkrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grimsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Dodson Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Burristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Columbus Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nameless
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Whitleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Rough Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Haydenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Gibbs Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Byrdstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Jeremiah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Park Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Shennon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Cookeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Southtown Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Chestnut Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Defeated
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Shade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Hickman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Monoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Cherry Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Fanchers Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Ravenscroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peeled Chestnut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Clarktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Drop ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Darkey Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Clinton County (KY)
- Static
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Boles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Gamaliel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meshack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Tompkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterloo, see our County-by-County Page for Waterloo.
Cemeteries Near Waterloo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterloo.
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 Waterloo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterloo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dodson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eckel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (656 more) ...
- Mathew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aarons Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allen Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Waterloo had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miranda is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Selby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Selby is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
- Windle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windle is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Jeremiah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Hilham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Henard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henard is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henard
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Cookeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gainesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Double Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Double Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterloo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterloo.
Newspapers Published in Waterloo ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterloo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterloo, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterloo.
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 helpful 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 Waterloo:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Overton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cumberland County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- White County
- Clinton County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waterloo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waterloo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |