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 Valleyview (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 Valleyview. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Valleyview is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Valleyview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valleyview:
- Carroll County (The home county of Valleyview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Dellroy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leavittsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Queensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Atwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- New Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sherrodsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Malvern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pekin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Holloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Flushing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- East Rochester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Kensington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- New Alexander
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Summitville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Coshocton County
- New Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Londonderry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Birmingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Bowerston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Station Fifteen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Scio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Feed Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Germano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apex
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Cadiz Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Farmerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bergholz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Irondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cream City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Osage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Bloomingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Island Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Wintersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Sebring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- East Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Sherman Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Harter Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Greensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Comet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Mineral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Somerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Roswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Barnhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Zoar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dennison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Uhrichsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valleyview, see our County-by-County Page for Valleyview.
Cemeteries Near Valleyview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valleyview.
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 Valleyview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valleyview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Union Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Price - Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Seceders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baxters Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (651 more) ...
- Heitz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Valleyview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valleyview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valleyview, with the one closest to Valleyview listed first.
- Dellroy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Atwood ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Tabor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tabor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Leavittsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- New Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- New Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- Palermo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Waynesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hibbetts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Hagerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hagerstown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hagerstown
- Malvern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valleyview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valleyview.
Newspapers Published in Valleyview ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valleyview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valleyview, 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 Valleyview.
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 helpful 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 Valleyview:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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> | 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 Valleyview, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valleyview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |