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 View Park (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 View Park. 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.
Name Variations for Valley View Park ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Valley View Park: Valley Vw. Park
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Valley View Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley View Park.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 View Park is located in Genesee County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Genesee County: Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Valley View Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley View Park:
- Genesee County (The home county of Valley View Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
- Pavilion Center
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Pavilion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Le Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Limerock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Morganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- South Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Byron is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
- East Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Alexander is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alexander
- West Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Bethany is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethany
- Brookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
- Wiscoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
- Hume
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Swain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Swain is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Swain has also been known as:
- Swains Station
- Swainsville
- Swin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swain <1>
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
- Alden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crittenden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alden Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alden Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Williston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Akron Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Akron Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
- Looneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Porterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Porterville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Town Line
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
- Craigs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- Inverness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Tavern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Tavern is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
- Cuylerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuylerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuylerville
- Leicester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leicester is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Former names for Leicester:
- Leister
- Moscow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <1>
- Geneseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Mount Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- East Groveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
- Mumford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belcoda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belcoda is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcoda
- Garbutt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Riga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Churchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Rush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- North Rush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Severance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- North Chili
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Chili is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chili
- Brookdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brookdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Richmond Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond Mills is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mills
- West Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
- West Canadice Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canadice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canadice is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadice
- East Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Bloomfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bloomfield
- Village of Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Holcomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Victor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
- South Barre
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Clarendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- West Barre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Barre is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
- Holley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hulberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hulberton is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
- Brockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brockville is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Murray is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Eagle Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Gaines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaines is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
- Kendall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
- Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Peoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Perry Center is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Center
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Silver Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Varysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Castile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley View Park, see our County-by-County Page for Valley View Park.
Cemeteries Near Valley View Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley View Park.
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 View Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley View Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
- Pavilion Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakta Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pavilion.
- Transit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jug City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Van Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Job Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old St. Marks Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Myrtle Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Main Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Valley View Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley View Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
- Pavilion Center
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pavilion Center is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Center
- Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Pavilion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Le Roy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Craigs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Craigs is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
- East Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Limerock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limerock is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- La Grange is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Greigsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greigsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greigsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley View Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley View Park.
Newspapers Published in Valley View Park ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley View Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley View Park, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley View Park.
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 helpful 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 View Park:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Genesee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Erie County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Ontario County
- Orleans County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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> | 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> | 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 View Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley View Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |