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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.
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 Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas County: Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Stark & Wayne.
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:
- Tuscarawas 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.
- Zoarville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Mineral City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Somerdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Parral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Roswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Atwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valleyview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Queensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- New Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Hibbetts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Pekin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- East Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Kensington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Reading
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Summitville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Adair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- North Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salineville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- New Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chili
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- West Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Birmingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Londonderry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Odell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Bowerston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Conotton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Feed Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Tappan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Scio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Jewett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Germano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Apex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Farmerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Charm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Holmesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Amsterdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bergholz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Sebring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Mishler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- East Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fohl Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Lake Sherman Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beach City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Richville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Gambrinus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Justus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Wilmot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Comet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Greensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- New Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Lakemore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Portage Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Junction, with the one closest to Valley Junction listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Apple Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
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.
- Zoarville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Somerdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mineral City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bisel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mineral City Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lindentree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (681 more) ...
- Kline Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruslin Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henline 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.<2>
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.
- Somerdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Reeds Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
- New Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winfield is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Barnhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Dellroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 60 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 14 miles [22.5 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 like to 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 Valley Junction:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Tuscarawas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Wayne 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> | 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. |
| <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 Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |