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 (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. 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 ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Valley View: Valley Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Valley View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley View.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 is located in Yates 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 Yates County: Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca & Steuben.
Below are the counties that are near Valley View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley View:
- Yates County (The home county of Valley View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Rushville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Vine Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Benton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
- Italy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Keuka Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Yan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seneca Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
- Angus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Angus is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Dresden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrington is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willets
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Union Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Springwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lima
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <1>
- Foots Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Foots Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Corners
- Livonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maple Beach is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Sleggs Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sleggs Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleggs Landing
- Dansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Groveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Groveland is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groveland
- Cumminsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumminsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumminsville
- Woodsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsville
- Groveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Ford Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Corner
- Mendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Honeoye Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moran Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Corner
- Fairport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Pittsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Rush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rush
- East Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
- Henrietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rush
- Penfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Cottage City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cottage City is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Gorham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bristol Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canandaigua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
- Canandaigua has also been known as:
- Canadaigua
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <1>
- Gulick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gulick is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulick
- Hopewell Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Centerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerfield is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
- Naples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schuyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Wayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Reading is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Reading
- Hector
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reading Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Burdett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Searsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Townsend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Border City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Border City is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
- Willard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ovid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Varick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- Kuneytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Canoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Seneca Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Interlaken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Interlaken is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Former names for Interlaken:
- Farmer Village
- Farmer
- Farmerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
- Tyre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Kidders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kidders is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
- Steuben County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Prattsburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prattsburgh is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburgh
- South Pulteney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Pulteney is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pulteney
- Catawba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Atlanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keuka
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keuka is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
- Urbana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Urbana is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Cohocton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hammondsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Pleasant Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Avoca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hermitage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Macedon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Mills
- East Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palmyra
- Macedon Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Macedon Center is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon Center
- Marquart Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marquart Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquart Village
- Mud Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mud Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Mills
- Huddle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Huddle is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddle
- Lyons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Walworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley View, see our County-by-County Page for Valley View.
Cemeteries Near Valley View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley View.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Pine Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- French Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Overackers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Middlesex Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rushville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nettle Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Academy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- Sutherland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shuman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuman Cemetery
- The Shuman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob Shuman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66296 <2>
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Middlesex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rushville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vine Valley is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Valley
- Potter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Bristol Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol Springs is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Springs
- Friend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friend is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Voak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Voak is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voak
- Cheshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Gorham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reed Corners is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- South Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Bristol is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
- Bristol Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Center is located in Ontario County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Italy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Italy is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Italy Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Italy Hill is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy Hill
- Benton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benton Center is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley View.
Newspapers Published in Valley View ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley View, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley View.
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 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:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Yates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cayuga County
- Livingston County
- Monroe County
- Ontario County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- Steuben County
- Wayne 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |