Welcome to Valley View ...

Valley View is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Valley View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Valley View: Valley Vw.

Valley View is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Valley View lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Valley View is within the boundaries of the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Valley View ...

While we believe that this Valley View is located in Madison County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Valley View. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greenup and Jessamine County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 68 communities that are also named Valley View - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois (4), Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (3), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (6), Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (11), Utah (2) and Virginia (5).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley View.

Communities near Valley View ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valley View.

• Lexington - Fayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Richmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Nicholasville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
• Winchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Wilmore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
• Lancaster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Burgin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <4>
• Keene
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Mount Lebanon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
  • Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County
• Blue Grass
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Blue Grass is located in Madison County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Valley View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley View.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valley View. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley View.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley View. See our Newspapers Page for Valley View.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley View ...

Looking for more information about Valley View? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Valley View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Valley View.

Adding Valley View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley View in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Valley View was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Valley View post office opened in 1891.

We also found Valley View on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/