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 Valley Grande (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 Grande. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Valley Grande 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 Grande. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Grande:
- Dallas County (The home county of Valley Grande)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Grande, with the one closest to Valley Grande listed first.
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Casey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Harrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Marion Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Plantersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tyler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Orrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Grande, with the one closest to Valley Grande listed first.
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Vine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Jones Bluff Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Billingsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Autaugaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Haynes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Booth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Grande, with the one closest to Valley Grande listed first.
- Active
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Lawley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Tucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Randolph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Grande, with the one closest to Valley Grande listed first.
- Riderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Stanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Adams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maplesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hale County
- Newbern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Grande, with the one closest to Valley Grande listed first.
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Petronia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- 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
- Collirene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Lowndesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Mosses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Burkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Grande, with the one closest to Valley Grande listed first.
- Augustin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Vilula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Sprott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakmulgee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Jericho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Ellawhite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Morgan Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Freetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Grande, with the one closest to Valley Grande listed first.
- Alberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Rehoboth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Gastonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Grande, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Grande.
Cemeteries Near Valley Grande ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Grande.
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 Grande - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Grande covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Grande, with the one closest to Valley Grande listed first.
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pineview Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Childers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Live Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocmulgee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Witt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Grande in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley Grande.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Grande, with the one closest to Valley Grande listed first.
- Summerfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Augustin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Harrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Vine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Marion Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Tyler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plantersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Hazen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Grande. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Grande.
Newspapers Published in Valley Grande ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Grande.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Grande, 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 Valley Grande.
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 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 Valley Grande:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Hale County
- Lowndes County
- Perry County
- Wilcox 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 Grande, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Grande) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |