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 Downs (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 Downs. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Downs is located in Jefferson County .
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County : Clark (IN) , Floyd (IN) , Harrison (IN) , Bullitt , Hardin , Oldham , Shelby & Spencer .
Below are the counties that are near Valley Downs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Downs:
Jefferson County (The home county of Valley Downs)
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Valley Station (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Prairie Village (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village Pleasure Ridge Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park Saint Dennis (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis Kosmosdale (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale Fairdale (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
South Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
South Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Shively (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Hollyvilla (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
Heritage Creek (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
Former name for Heritage Creek:
Minor Lane Heights South Park View (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
South Park View is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
Lynnview (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Lynnview is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
Breckinridge County
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Irvington (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Raymond (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Raymond is located in Breckinridge County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Webster (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Webster is located in Breckinridge County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Bullitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Cupio (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Cupio is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio Brooks (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Hunters Hollow (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
Hebron Estates (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
Pioneer Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
Fox Chase (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
Hillview (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Hillview is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
Shepherdsville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Pitt's Point (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point Bardstown Junction (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction Belmont (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Belmont is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Clermont (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Hardin County
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
West Point (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Howard (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Howard is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Prichard Place (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Prichard Place is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place Rose Terrace (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace Dietz Acres (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres Radcliff (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Vine Grove (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Colesburg (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Colesburg is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg Crest (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Crest is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Rineyville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Younger Creek (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Younger Creek is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek Tunnel Hills (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills Meade County
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Pilcher Landing (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing Hughes Landing (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Hughes Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing Muldraugh (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Lickskillet (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Lickskillet is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet Rock Haven (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Rock Haven is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven Van Voorhis Manor (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor Grahamton (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Grahamton is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton Eastwood Hills (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills Brandenburg (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Buck Grove (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Buck Grove is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Garrett (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Garrett is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Ekron (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Ekron is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Nelson County
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Deatsville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Deatsville is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville Highgrove (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Highgrove is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove Lenore (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Lenore is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore Samuels (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Samuels is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Boston (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Coxs Creek (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Hunters (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Hunters is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Bourbon Springs (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs Cravens (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Cravens is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Bellwood (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Bellwood is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood Nazareth (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Nazareth is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Fairfield (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Fairfield is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
Oldham County
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Orchard Grass Hills (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
River Bluff (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
River Bluff is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
Harmony Village (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Harmony Village is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village Pewee Valley (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Goshen (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Goshen is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
Crestwood (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake Buckner (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Shelby County
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Lincoln Ridge (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge Simpsonville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Finchville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Finchville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville Spencer County
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Normandy (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Normandy is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Yoder (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Yoder is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Taylorsville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Clark County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Jeffersonville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Arctic Springs (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Arctic Springs is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs Blackiston Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Blackiston Village is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village Clarksville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Oak Park (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Watson (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Watson is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Utica (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Utica is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
Sellersburg (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Starlight (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Bennettsville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Bennettsville is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville Speed (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Speed is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Prather (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Prather is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Crawford County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Leavenworth (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Milltown (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Carefree (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree Fredonia (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Pilot Knob (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob Alton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Alton is located in Crawford County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
Magnolia (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beechwood (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Jericho (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Floyd County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
New Albany (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Georgetown (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Floyds Knobs (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Galena (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Galena is located in Floyd County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Greenville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Harrison County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Locust Point (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Elizabeth (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Lanesville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
New Middletown (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Dogwood (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Laconia (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Corydon (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Crandall (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Crandall is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Central (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Central is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Corydon Junction (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction Glidas (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas Mauckport (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Washington County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
New Pekin (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
New Pekin is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
Fredericksburg (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Bartle (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Bartle is located in Washington County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Downs, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Downs .
Cemeteries Near Valley Downs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Downs.
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 Downs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Downs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Mill Creek Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
South Jefferson Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Meadow View Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Bethany Memorial Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Risinger Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risinger Cemetery The Risinger Cemetery has also been known as:
Arnoldtown Cemetery St. Andrews Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Prince Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Walker Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Brown Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Pendleton Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Horine Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Farnsley Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Continue List (417 more) ...
Kingery Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Colvin Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Pauley Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Valley Downs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley Downs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Downs, with the one closest to Valley Downs listed first.
Valley Station (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Orell (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Orell is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orell Meadow Lawn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Meadow Lawn is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn Locust Point (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Elizabeth (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Rosewood (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Rosewood is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Barrallton (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Barrallton is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrallton South Park (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
South Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Cupio (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Cupio is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio Rehoboth (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Rehoboth is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth West Point (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Evans Landing (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Evans Landing is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing Continue List (17 more) ...
Howard (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Howard is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Brooks (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Prestonia (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Prestonia is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Downs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Downs .
Newspapers Published in Valley Downs ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Downs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Downs, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Valley Downs.
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 helpful 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 Downs:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Jefferson County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Breckinridge County Bullitt County Hardin County Meade County Nelson County Oldham County Shelby County Spencer County Clark County Crawford County Floyd County Harrison County Washington County Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Downs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://www.kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Downs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.