Welcome to Valley Center ...

Valley Center is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Valley Center is located in Sanilac County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Valley Center: Valley Ctr. (or less commonly used: Valley Cen., Valley Cent. or Valley Cntr.)

Valley Center is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Valley Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Valley Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Valley Center - they are located in California, Kansas, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Center.

Communities near Valley Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valley Center.

• Imlay City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
  • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <4>
• Almont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Almont is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
• Sandusky
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
  • Former name for Sandusky:
  • Sanilac Centre
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <4>
• Croswell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
  • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <4>
• Yale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
• Capac
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
  • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <4>
• Marlette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlette
  • Marlette is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlette <4>
• Brown City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
  • Brown City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brown City <4>
• North Branch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • North Branch is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <4>
• Dryden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Valley Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valley Center. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Center. See our Newspapers Page for Valley Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Center ...

Looking for more information about Valley Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Valley Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Valley Center.

Adding Valley Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley Center in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Valley Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Valley Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/