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 (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. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 is located in Columbiana 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 Columbiana County: Carroll, Jefferson, Mahoning, Stark, Beaver (PA), Lawrence (PA) & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley:
- Columbiana County (The home county of Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- North Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Teegarden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Chambersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Hanoverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Coleman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Kensington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pekin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Watheys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Mechanicstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Malvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- New Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Wattsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- Irondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bergholz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cream City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Empire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Osage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Stratton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sebring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Patmos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Greenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Ellsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Canfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Diamond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Campbellsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Rootstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Mishler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Ravenna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- Alliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Belfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- East Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oval City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Waynesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- Myersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Mogadore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Greensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- North Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tallmadge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Comet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- South Canal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Lordstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Newton Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Niles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Girard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Churchill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Austin Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Klines Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- Mineral City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- Cannelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Esther ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- New Galilee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ohioville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Big Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Dawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hookstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Bessemer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Enon Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Mount Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- East Moravia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Valley.
Cemeteries Near Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- North Georgetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Memorial Park is located outside and to the west of Westville.
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reading Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Goshen Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (535 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Valley had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley, with the one closest to Valley listed first.
- North Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- New Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Garden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexander
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Homeworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snodes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snodes is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodes
- Teegarden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Alliance Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Moultrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moultrie is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- Hanoverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley.
Newspapers Published in Valley ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley.
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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Columbiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Hancock 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> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |