A visit to the Valley City Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley City Cemetery:
39.7092, -90.6535
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley City Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Valley City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Valley City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Elledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Elledge Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elledge Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Griggsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hill - Crest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hill - Crest Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill - Crest Cemetery
- Mitchell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oxville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oxville Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville Cemetery
- The Oxville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxville Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182352 <5>
- Sears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Naples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Naples Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Campbell Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Batley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Batley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batley Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Simpkins - Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Crisp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crisp Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Valley City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Naples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griggsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Detroit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bluffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meredosia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pittsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Time
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- New Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baylis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glasgow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Gilbirds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gilbirds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
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 City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baylis
- Bluffs
- Chapin
- Griggsville
- Meredosia
- Milton
- Naples
- Perry
- Pittsfield
- Versailles
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1852498 (Valley City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1852498 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Pike
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Griggsville
- Location given for Valley City Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7092136 Lon: -90.6534603
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Illinois' counties, including Pike, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley City Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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