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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 Valhalla (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 Valhalla. 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.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Valhalla ...

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 218 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valhalla.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Valhalla. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Valhalla and those printed in the larger area surrounding Valhalla.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of Valhalla.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Valhalla:

Cemeteries Near Valhalla ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valhalla.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valhalla covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valhalla, with the one closest to Valhalla listed first.

  • Kensico Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
  • Foster / Buckhout Burial Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Eden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Purchase Friends Meeting Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • All Souls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
  • Ferncliff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferncliff Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hartsdale.
    • The Ferncliff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hartsdale Ferncliff Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferncliff Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64525 <2>
  • Continue List   (512 more) ...
    • Banks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
    • Quaker Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Ridge Cemetery
    • Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Valhalla had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Valhalla, with the one closest to Valhalla listed first.

  • Elmsford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsford
    • Elmsford is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmsford <5>
  • White Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eastview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
    • Eastview is located in Westchester County
  • Pocantico Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocantico Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocantico Hills
    • Pocantico Hills is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocantico Hills <5>
  • Pleasantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
    • Woodlands is located in Westchester County
  • Hartsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
  • Purchase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Armonk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tarrytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Irvington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <5>
    • Ardsley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardsley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardsley
      • Ardsley is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <5>
    • Scarsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
      • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <5>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valhalla. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valhalla.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valhalla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Valhalla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valhalla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0748, Longitude: -73.7750    
<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>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.
<4>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 Valhalla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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