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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 Valley Junction (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 Junction. 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 Junction ...
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 Junction: Valley Jct. (or less commonly used: Valley Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Valley Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Junction.
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 hospitals 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 Junction is located in Hamilton County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Dearborn (IN), Boone (KY), Campbell (KY), Kenton (KY), Butler, Clermont & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Valley Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Junction:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Valley Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Hooven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cleves
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miami Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miami Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Heights
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Sekitan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sekitan is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sekitan
- Simonsons ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simonsons is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsons
- Blue Jay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Jay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Jay
- Addyston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Addyston is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addyston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dent is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Cheviot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cheviot is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheviot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,180 people
- Cotillion Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cotillion Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotillion Village
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Alert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Shandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Okeana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Saint Charles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles is located in Butler County
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- Scipio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Millville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Symmes Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Symmes Corner is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symmes Corner
- Bunker Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Furmandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furmandale is located in Butler County
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- Stockton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Butler County
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- Peoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Cherry Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Clermont County
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- Mount Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Viking Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Viking Village is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
- Beechwood ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Branch Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Summerside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summerside is located in Clermont County
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- Tobasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tobasco is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobasco
- Epworth Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Withamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Withamsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withamsville
- Locust Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Locust Corner is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
- Loveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mulberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Willowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willowville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- College Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morning Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Landen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shadow Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Dearborn County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Hidden Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hidden Valley is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Bright
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- West Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
- Lawrenceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Kyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kyle is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Saint Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- New Alsace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Alsace is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alsace
- Franklin County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- New Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- South Gate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Gate is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- Scipio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Mount Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Peoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- Youngs Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
- Brookville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Yellow Bank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Ohio County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Rising Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Ohio County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Bear Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Parke County (IN)
- Stumptown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Ripley County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Sunman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Penntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Penntown is located in Ripley County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penntown
- Milan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stumpke Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Pierceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Morris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morris is located in Ripley County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Delaware
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Lookout
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Versailles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Osgood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Switzerland County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Searcy Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Crossroads
- Patriot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Allensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Avonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Bennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Mount Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Contreras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Billingsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- West College Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boone County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Francisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Francisville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
- Bullittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
- Idlewild
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Taylorsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsport is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsport
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Constance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Constance is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Limaburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limaburg is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaburg
- Oakbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakbrook is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbrook
- Belleview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- McVille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McVille is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Campbell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Southgate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Fort Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Silver Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melbourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Springs is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs
- Gallatin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Ryle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ryle is located in Gallatin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryle
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grant County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Crittenden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Zion Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Station is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Station
- Flingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flingsville is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flingsville
- Elliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Mount Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kenton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Bromley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bromley is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Villa Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Park is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erlanger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton Hills is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Hills
- Lakeside Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Junction.
Cemeteries Near Valley Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Junction.
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 Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Hooven.
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miami Twp. Cemetery
- Valley Junction Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41947 <2>
- Berea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- State Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harrisons Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Minges Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Guard Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guard Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Guard Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Greendale (IN).
- The Guard Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Guard Cemetery
- Barnard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (519 more) ...
- McMurry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colonal Abraham Depew Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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, Valley Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Elizabethtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- North Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cleves
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sekitan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sekitan is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sekitan
- Lawrenceburg Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceburg Junction is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg Junction
- Fernbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fernbank is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Addyston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Addyston is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addyston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
- Simonsons ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Simonsons is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsons
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bright
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Lawrenceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bullittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bullittsville is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullittsville
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- Dent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dent is located in Hamilton County
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- Taylors Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Creek is located in Hamilton County
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- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Junction.
Newspapers Published in Valley Junction ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Junction, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Junction:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clermont County
- Preble County
- Warren County
- Dearborn County
- Franklin County
- Ohio County
- Parke County
- Ripley County
- Switzerland County
- Union County
- Boone County
- Campbell County
- Gallatin County
- Grant County
- Kenton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Valley Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Valley Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |