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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 High Valley (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 High Valley. 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 High Valley ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for High Valley: High Vly. (or less commonly used: High Vally. or High Vlly.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

High Valley is located in Valley County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Valley County: Adams, Boise, Custer, Gem & Idaho.

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

  • Valley County     (The home county of High Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Valley, with the one closest to High Valley listed first.
    • Belvidere
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Valley County
    • Cascade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Valley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <2>
  • Adams County
    • Indian Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
      • Indian Valley is located in Adams County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Valley <2>
  • Boise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Valley, with the one closest to High Valley listed first.
    • Banks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Boise County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <2>
    • Crouch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
      • Crouch is located in Boise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Garden Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownlee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
      • Brownlee is located in Boise County
    • Grimes Pass
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Pass
      • Grimes Pass is located in Boise County
    • Quartzburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quartzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
      • Quartzburg is located in Boise County
    • Horseshoe Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
      • Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <2>
    • Placerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
      • Lowman is located in Boise County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <2>
  • Gem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Valley, with the one closest to High Valley listed first.
    • Ola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
      • Ola is located in Gem County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <2>
    • Sweet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Montour
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
      • Montour is located in Gem County
    • Pearl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Gem County
    • Emmett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near High Valley ...

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

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

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

  • Ola Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Valley Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brownlee Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Alpha Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sweet Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sweet-Montour Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimes Pass Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Margaret Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Margaret Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Margaret Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Cascade.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264365 <4>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the IOOF Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Old Catholic Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearl Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Miner Grave
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miner Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miner Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Indian Valley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Emmett.
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Emmett Cemetery
      • Martinville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80457 <4>

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 High Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Valley.

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

  • Ola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Ola is located in Gem County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <2>
  • Garden Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crane ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Crane is located in Washington County
  • Sweet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Quartzburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quartzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
    • Quartzburg is located in Boise County
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <2>
  • Placerville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneerville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneerville
    • Pioneerville is located in Boise County

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

Newspapers Published in High Valley ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Valley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to High Valley:

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

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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- High Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2241, Longitude: -116.1549       In this case, the coordinates for High Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 High Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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