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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 Home (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 Home. 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 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.

Valley Home is located in Stanislaus County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stanislaus County: Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin & Santa Clara.

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

  • Stanislaus County     (The home county of Valley Home)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley Home, with the one closest to Valley Home listed first.
    • Adela
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
    • Oakdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • East Oakdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Riverbank
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Del Rio
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
      • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
    • Empire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Modesto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
      • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <1>
    • Salida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Knights Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bystrom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bystrom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
      • Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
    • Hughson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Shackelford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shackelford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford
      • Shackelford is located in Stanislaus County
  • Amador County
    • Camanche Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley Home, with the one closest to Valley Home listed first.
    • Telegraph City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
      • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
    • Milton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
    • Copper Cove Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
      • Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
    • The Shores of Poker Flat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jenny Lind
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
    • Copperopolis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmen City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
      • Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
    • Rancho Calaveras
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Calaveras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
      • Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
    • Burson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Angels
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
      • Angels is located in Calaveras County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
    • Melones ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
      • Melones is located in Calaveras County
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley Home, with the one closest to Valley Home listed first.
    • Delhi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ballico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilmar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • San Joaquin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley Home, with the one closest to Valley Home listed first.
    • Escalon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
      • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <1>
    • Alba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
      • Alba is located in San Joaquin County
    • Farmington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlanta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
    • Peters
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
    • Ripon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
      • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
    • Linden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walthal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthal
      • Walthal is located in San Joaquin County
    • Manteca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca
      • Manteca is located in San Joaquin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteca <1>
    • Manteca Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteca Junction
      • Manteca Junction is located in San Joaquin County
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley Home, with the one closest to Valley Home listed first.
    • Yosemite Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
      • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
    • Chinese Camp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Rawhide
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
    • Stent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
      • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
    • Tuttletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jamestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
    • Sonora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Columbia Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
      • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County

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

Newspapers Published in Valley Home ...

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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Home.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Home, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Home.

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 Home:

Cemeteries Near Valley Home ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Home.

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

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

  • Valley Home Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Langworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langworth Cemetery
  • Burwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Citizens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Citizens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Citizens Cemetery
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Highland View Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripon Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodcolony Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodcolony Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Modesto.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodcolony Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Atlanta Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Williams Knight Burial Site
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Collegeville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Memorial Park

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.<6>

While we didn't find Valley Home in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley Home.

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

  • Cometa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cometa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
    • Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
  • Oakdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
  • Trigo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
    • Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Telegraph City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
    • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
  • Atlanta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
    • Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
  • Salida
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Modesto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
    • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <1>
  • Peters
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <1>
  • Knights Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Collegeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
    • Collegeville is located in San Joaquin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
    • Holden ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in San Joaquin County
    • Waterford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Stanislaus County: www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8288, Longitude: -120.9122       In this case, the coordinates for Valley Home have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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