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Welcome to Valley City ...

Valley City is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Valley City is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Valley City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Valley City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Valley City - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Nebraska, North Dakota and Ohio.

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

Communities near Valley City ...

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

  • Warrensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Higginsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Knob Noster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Concordia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • La Monte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • Corder
    (16 miles [25.7 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
  • Centerview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valley City. 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 City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley City ...

Looking for more information about Valley City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Valley City.

Adding Valley City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley City 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 (so far) for Valley City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Valley City post office opened in 1887. The Valley City post office closed in 1903.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/