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 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 is located in Scioto 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 Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
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:
- Scioto 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.
- West Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Rosemount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Portsmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sciotoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Arion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Lucasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lombardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Pond Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Blue Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Jaybird
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Squirrel Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Lynx
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Moore ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Peebles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Dunkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Whippoorwill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Wheat Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Sinking Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Elmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Blackfork Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Rempel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Petrea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Hanging Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Pedro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Ironton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Sherritts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Coal Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Kitts Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Aid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Andis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Wetmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Coopersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wakefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Sargents
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Riverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Shyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Piketon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Beaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Nipgen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Millseat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Princess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Boone Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Kehoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Smiths Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Carter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Wesleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Pactolus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Grayson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smoky Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frost
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lloyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Greenup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Warnock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Wurtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Argillite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Firebrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Charters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Pence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
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.
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Malone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seymore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Larkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Careys Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (682 more) ...
- Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collier Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scioto Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
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.
- Dry Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dry Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Portsmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rushtown is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Frost
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Sciotoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Arion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Lucasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lombardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Limeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Pond Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Wheelersburg
(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 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 86 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]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Highland County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lewis 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 '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'. |
| <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 View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |