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Welcome to Valley ...

Valley is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

Valley is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Valley ...

While we believe that this Valley is located in Hunterdon County, we know of another 2 New Jersey communities named Valley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Middlesex and Passaic County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 33 communities that are also named Valley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Valley, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Valley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley ...

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

Adding Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley 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 was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Hunterdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.