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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 Waverly (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 Waverly. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Waverly is located in Humphreys County and is the County Seat.

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 Humphreys County: Benton, Dickson, Henry, Hickman, Houston & Perry.

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

  • Humphreys County     (The home county of Waverly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
    • Pigeon Roost
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
      • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
    • Trinity
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
    • Halls Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
      • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Hurricane Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Plant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethpage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
      • Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
    • McEwen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bakerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Johnsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
      • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <2>
    • Hustburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buffalo
      • From Waverly to Buffalo
    • Grandmother Ford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandmother Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
      • Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
    • Brevards Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
      • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
    • Wildlife Cove Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildlife Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildlife Cove Village
      • Wildlife Cove Village is located in Benton County
    • Faxon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Camden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Coxburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
      • Coxburg is located in Benton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coxburg
      • From Waverly to Coxburg
    • Big Sandy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Crossroads is located in Benton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
    • Sandy Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Chaseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chaseville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
      • Chaseville is located in Benton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chaseville
      • From Waverly to Chaseville
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
    • Bruceton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
      • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <2>
    • Hollow Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Buena Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
    • Sugar Tree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Tree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
      • Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sugar Tree
      • From Waverly to Sugar Tree
    • Oakview ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
      • Oakview is located in Decatur County
    • Jeannette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
    • Tennessee City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
      • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • Water Valley ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
    • Pond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dickson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Vanleer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Slayden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pomona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Dickson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pomona
      • From Waverly to Pomona
    • Charlotte
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Burns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tidwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tidwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
      • Tidwell is located in Dickson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tidwell
      • From Waverly to Tidwell
    • Dunn Chapel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
      • Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dunn Chapel
      • From Waverly to Dunn Chapel
    • Woods Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Henderson County
    • Poplar Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
      • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
    • Manleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Springville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Vista ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
      • Mount Vista is located in Henry County
    • Oak Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
    • Whitehouse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
    • Only
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Salt Lick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
      • Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
    • Whitfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
      • Whitfield is located in Hickman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitfield
      • From Waverly to Whitfield
    • Graham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Hickman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graham
      • From Waverly to Graham
    • Nunnelly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
      • Lyles is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyles <2>
    • Wrigley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrigley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
      • Wrigley is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Bon Aqua Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Aqua Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
      • Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
    • Pleasantville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
    • Graytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
      • Graytown is located in Hickman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
    • Magnolia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Magnolia
      • From Waverly to Magnolia
    • Tennessee Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Erin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • McKinnon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKinnon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
      • McKinnon is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McKinnon
      • From Waverly to McKinnon
    • Omega ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Houston County
    • Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
    • Oakridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
      • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
    • Louise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Louise is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Louise
      • From Waverly to Louise
    • McAllisters Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
    • Lobelville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelville
      • Lobelville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville <2>
    • Beardstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mousetail ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mousetail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
      • Mousetail is located in Perry County
  • Stewart County

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

Cemeteries Near Waverly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waverly.

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

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

  • Wyly Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKelvy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKelvy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKelvy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hemby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fortner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • O'Guinn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Guinn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Guinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tubbs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tubbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arnold Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carnell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carnell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hemby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hobbs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobbs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Knight Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Burnham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9969 <4>

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waverly had a population of 702 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waverly had a population of 4,118 people.

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

  • Gorman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
    • Gorman is located in Humphreys County
  • Hurricane Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clydeton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clydeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydeton
    • Clydeton is located in Humphreys County
  • Johnsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • McEwen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bakerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bold Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Spring
    • Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County
  • Woolworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
    • Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
  • Hustburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
    • Eva is located in Benton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <2>
  • Magnolia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Houston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Magnolia
    • From Waverly to Magnolia
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    • Buffalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buffalo
      • From Waverly to Buffalo
    • Tennessee City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
      • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • Tennessee Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Waverly ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waverly.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Waverly. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Waverly and those printed in the larger area surrounding Waverly.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6> of Waverly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Waverly:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waverly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Waverly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waverly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waverly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0850, Longitude: -87.7937    









 

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