A visit to the Valley View Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Valley View Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley View Cemetery
Lat: 41.5814° (41° 34' 53")
Lon: -95.6328° (-95° 37' 58")
The Valley View Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Logan. Logan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Valley View Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Valley View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Logan.
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel - Knauss Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94244 <5>
- Harris Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harris Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Lytle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lytle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lytle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lytle Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Graybill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graybill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graybill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Spears Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spears Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Champlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Champlin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Schley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Schley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Ellison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McGavern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGavern Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGavern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McGavern Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Logan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143930 <5>
- Cass Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cass Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cass Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cass Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Mefferd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mefferd Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mefferd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mefferd Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Cowan - Pardee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowan - Pardee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowan - Pardee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cowan - Pardee Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Logan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Neola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neola Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Neola Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Neola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960110 <5>
- Minden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Persia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Yorkshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
- Minden is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <7>
- Tennant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <7>
- Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Woodbine is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <7>
- Panama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Panama is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <7>
- Underwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Missouri Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
- Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <7>
- Loveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Honey Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Pottawattamie County
- Corley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Westphalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Avoca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <7>
- Harlan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- McClelland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClelland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland
- McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClelland <7>
- Earling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Crescent
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <7>
- Dunlap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <7>
- California Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- California Junction is located in Harrison County
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Valley View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Valley View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Dunlap
- Harlan
- Logan
- Logan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Valley View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Magnolia
- Missouri Valley
- Neola
- Shelby
- Underwood
- Woodbine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Valley View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Harrison County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Valley View Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Valley View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462525 (Valley View Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #462525 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Hard Scratch
- County: Harrison Elev: 401
- Location given for GNIS #462525 (Valley View Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountyia.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Valley View Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5814, Longitude: -95.6328 In this case, the coordinates for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |