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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 Valley Creek Junction (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 Valley Creek Junction. 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 Valley Creek Junction ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Valley Creek Junction: Valley Crk. Jct. (or less commonly used: Valley Ck. Jct. or Valley Cr. Jct.)
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 southeast 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 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.
Valley Creek Junction is located in Dallas County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Valley Creek Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Creek Junction:
- Dallas County (The home county of Valley Creek Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Creek Junction, with the one closest to Valley Creek Junction listed first.
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Valley Grande
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Casey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Tyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Marion Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Creek Junction, with the one closest to Valley Creek Junction listed first.
- Jones
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Vine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Billingsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Autaugaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jones Bluff Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Booth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Melmar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Creek Junction, with the one closest to Valley Creek Junction listed first.
- Active
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Lawley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Tucker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Brent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Oakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
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- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Creek Junction, with the one closest to Valley Creek Junction listed first.
- Riderville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maplesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorsby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Jemison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Creek Junction, with the one closest to Valley Creek Junction listed first.
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- White Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Petronia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Collirene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Lowndesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Creek Junction, with the one closest to Valley Creek Junction listed first.
- Augustin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Oakmulgee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Sprott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vilula
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jericho
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Morgan Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Creek Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Creek Junction.
Cemeteries Near Valley Creek Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Creek Junction.
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 Valley Creek Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Creek Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Creek Junction, with the one closest to Valley Creek Junction listed first.
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peeples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pineview Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Home Aid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (360 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Valley Creek Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley Creek Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Creek Junction, with the one closest to Valley Creek Junction listed first.
- Vine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Statesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Augustin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perryville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Billingsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinetucky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetucky is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Creek Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Creek Junction.
Newspapers Published in Valley Creek Junction ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Creek Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Creek Junction, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Creek Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Valley Creek Junction:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Lowndes County
- Perry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 Valley Creek Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Valley Creek Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |