A visit to the Valley 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Cemetery:
38.5779, -83.4319
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies just to the east northeast of the Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hackworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Lewis County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lewis County Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis County Cemetery
- Aills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Aills Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aills Cemetery
- Holly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vanceburg Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1649262 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McHenry Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McCurg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McCurg Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurg Cemetery
- McEldowney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McEldowney Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEldowney Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs Cemetery
- The Sandy Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandy Spring Cemetery
- Sandy Spring Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1850358 <5>
- Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McKee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chandler - Drenan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Chandler - Drenan Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler - Drenan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chandler - Drenan Cemetery is located in Manchester (OH).
- The Chandler - Drenan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drenan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350501 <5>
- McCall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- The Russell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Young Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342417 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Charters
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Vanceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Squirrel Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Tollesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burtonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Wrightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Pence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cottageville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Camp Dix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Pleasureville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Foxport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Rectorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Summit County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Lynx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lynx is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Poplar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Beechburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Ryan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Garrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Blue Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #505937 (Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #505937 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charters
- Location given for Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5778537 Lon: -83.4318545
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Lewis, 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 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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