A visit to the Valley Brook Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Valley Brook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Brook Cemetery:
42.1487, -77.8150
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley Brook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Allegany County<2>.
The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Valley Brook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Brook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Valley Brook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Dyke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dyke Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fulmer Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fulmer Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Valley Cemetery
- East Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The East Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Valley Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Trapping Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hallsport Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Krusen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Krusen Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krusen Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Stannards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stannards Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Letts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Letts Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Cemetery
- East Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The East Valley Cemetery is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Brook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Andover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elm Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Dyke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dyke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Hallsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Wellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stannards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stannards is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannards
- Alfred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alfred is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Alfred has also been known as:
- Alfred village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <5>
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rexville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Phillips Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Hartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Petrolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petrolia is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Genesee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Genesee is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- West Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Almond is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
- North Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Bingham is located in Potter County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bingham
- Withey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Withey is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pikeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- South Canisteo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Canisteo is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canisteo
- Canisteo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Valley Brook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Brook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alfred
- Almond
- Almond lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Valley Brook Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Almond.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Andover
- Belmont
- Canisteo
- Genesee
- Wellsville
- Whitesville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Valley Brook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Allegany County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Valley Brook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #968356 (Valley Brook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968356 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Allegany
- Est. Elev: 495 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Andover
- Location given for Valley Brook Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1486802 Lon: -77.8149963
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Brook Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |