A visit to the Valley View Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Valley View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley View Cemetery:
35.5084, -99.1004
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley View Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.
The county seat for Custer County is located in Arapaho. Arapaho lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Valley View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Valley View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Kerns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kerns Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Parkersburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parkersburg Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg Cemetery
- Cabaniss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cabaniss Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss Cemetery
- New Foss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Foss Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Foss Cemetery
- Edwardsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
- Old Foss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Foss Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Foss Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Schultz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Schultz Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Cemetery
- Clinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- John Old Crow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tuberculosis Sanatorium Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Page Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Union - Hatchett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton Indian Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arapaho Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Arapaho Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Novis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Novis Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novis Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Valley View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foss
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arapaho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bessie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dill City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Cordell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Cordell is located in Washita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
- New Cordell has also been known as:
- Cordell
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <5>
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- Carpenter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Custer City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hammon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Valley View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arapaho
- Berlin
- Bessie
- Burns Flat
- Butler
- Canute
- Clinton
- Colony
- Custer City
- Dill City
- Elk City
- Foss
- Foss lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Valley View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Putnam
- Rocky
- Sentinel
- Thomas
- Weatherford
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Valley View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Custer County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Valley View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1099208 (Valley View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099208 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Custer
- Est. Elev: 473 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stafford
- Location given for Valley View Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5083828 Lon: -99.1003659
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley View Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |