Welcome to Water Valley ...

Water Valley is located in Kiowa County<1>.

Since we don't have the location of Water Valley, we have used what we believe to be its closest cemetery as an estimate.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Water Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Water Valley: Water Vly. (or less commonly used: Water Vally. or Water Vlly.)

Time Zone: Water Valley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Water Valley, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Water Valley lies within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Water Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Water Valley - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee (3) and Texas.

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

Communities near Water Valley ...

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

• Eads
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads
  • Eads is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eads <2>
• Sheridan Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
  • Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <2>
• Chivington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
  • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
• Kanco ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
  • Kanco is located in Greeley County (KS)
• Kornman
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
  • Kornman is located in Prowers County
• Big Bend
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Big Bend is located in Bent County
• Cheyenne Wells
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
  • Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <2>
• Firstview
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firstview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firstview
  • Firstview is located in Cheyenne County
• Wiley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
  • Wiley is located in Prowers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <2>
• Grote
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
  • Grote is located in Prowers County

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 Water Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Water Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Water Valley. 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 Water Valley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Water Valley ...

Looking for more information about Water Valley? 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 Water Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Water Valley.

Adding Water Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Water Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Water Valley post office opened in 1887.

We also found Water Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/