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 Vista (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 Vista. 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 Vista ...
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 Vista: Valley Vis.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Valley Vista. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Vista.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Vista is located in Carroll County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Adams (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Valley Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Vista:
- Carroll County (The home county of Valley Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- Lineboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Reeds Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Young Mans Fancy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Rockbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Westminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Frizzellburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Homeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Hampden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Charles Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Edmondson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Anthonyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- Eklo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Upperco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Freeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Fowblesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Maryland Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Parkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- Sams Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ladiesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Emmitsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Libertytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Rocky Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Mount Airy Village West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- Shawsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Federal Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Upper Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Coopstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Forest Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pylesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Street
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amoss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- Marriottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sandy Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Ellicott City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- McSherrystown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Littlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Abbottstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- New Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Brush Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- East Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Creswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Washington Borough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- Blackrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Brodbecks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Parkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Glen Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Vista.
Cemeteries Near Valley Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Vista.
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 Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- Millers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stansbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alesia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bollinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lazarus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Bartholomews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Black Rock Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zimmermans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Davids Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- St. Davids Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley Vista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Vista, with the one closest to Valley Vista listed first.
- Millers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Melrose
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Melrose is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Ebbvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ebbvale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebbvale
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alesia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alesia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesia
- Lineboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Blackrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Wentz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wentz is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentz
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Roller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Hokes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hokes is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
- Bachman Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bachman Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Bandanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Cranberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Vista.
Newspapers Published in Valley Vista ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Vista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Vista, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Vista.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vista:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |