Our Genealogy Helper
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 View (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 View. 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 Valley View ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Valley View: Valley Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Valley View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley View.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Valley View is located in DuPage County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DuPage County: Cook, Kane, Kendall & Will.
Below are the counties that are near Valley View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley View:
- DuPage County (The home county of Valley View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Lisle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Ellyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wheaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Downers Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- York Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- York Center is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Oak Brook Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Utopia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Glendale Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Naperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Western Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berkeley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Head Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,436 people
- Bellwood has also been known as:
- Bellwood village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <1>
- Countryside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Grange Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb County
- Hinckley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Minooka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Channahon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mooseheart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Aurora is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Bonnie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- South Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Campton Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Campton Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
- Campton Hills has also been known as:
- Campton Hills village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <1>
- Elgin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wasco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Boulder Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plattville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Little Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Millbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Buffalo Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kildeer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Lake Zurich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Long Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Prairie View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Riverwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Lake Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Braeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braeside is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
- McHenry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Algonquin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trout Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Crystal Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Will County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Winston Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winston Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Bloomfield Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Bolingbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Romeoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Normantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Goodings Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Homer Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homer Glen is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
- Homer Glen has also been known as:
- Homer Glen village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <1>
- Crystal Lawns
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley View, see our County-by-County Page for Valley View.
Cemeteries Near Valley View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley View.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Valley View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Allerton Ridge Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Lombard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blodgett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Crest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Downers Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Downer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boeger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Illinois Benedictine College Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary of Gostyn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Valley View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Lisle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Downers Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ellyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wheaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gretna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gretna is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Lombard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Naperville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Utopia is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Clarendon Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Addison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Addison is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
- Warrenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
- Hinsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fullersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley View.
Newspapers Published in Valley View ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley View, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Valley View:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to DuPage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cook County
- DeKalb County
- Grundy County
- Kane County
- Kendall County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Will County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | 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 View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |