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 City (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 City. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 City is located in Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Cass, Henry, Jackson, Lafayette, Pettis & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Valley City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley City:
- Johnson County (The home county of Valley City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley City, with the one closest to Valley City listed first.
- Dunksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Knob Noster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greendoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Centerview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Cornelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelia is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
- Henrietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Leeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leeton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Holden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Kingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- Ionia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley City, with the one closest to Valley City listed first.
- Miles Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Norborne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Cass County
- Strasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley City, with the one closest to Valley City listed first.
- Bowen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Blairstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blairstown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Norris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Yolo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yolo is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
- Maurine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maurine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley City, with the one closest to Valley City listed first.
- Hicks City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Sni Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Jack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley City, with the one closest to Valley City listed first.
- Concordia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aullville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Higginsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Corder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mayview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Page City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lafayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley City, with the one closest to Valley City listed first.
- La Monte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hughesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Tedieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Green Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Longwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Sedalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Smithton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Ray County
- Hardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley City, with the one closest to Valley City listed first.
- Sweet Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cretcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Herndon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Mount Leonard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Marshall Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Salt Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Blue Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Grand Pass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Little Osage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Malta Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley City, see our County-by-County Page for Valley City.
Cemeteries Near Valley City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley City.
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 City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley City, with the one closest to Valley City listed first.
- Wampler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hocker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rothwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Granger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Valley City had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley City, with the one closest to Valley City listed first.
- Montserrat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montserrat is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montserrat
- Dunksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Knob Noster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stokley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stokley is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokley
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Concordia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warrensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greendoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greendoor is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
- Aullville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- La Monte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Houstonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Centerview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley City.
Newspapers Published in Valley City ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 City:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Henry County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Pettis County
- Ray County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 City, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |