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:
40.3959, -78.1403
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 Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Marklesburg Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marklesburg Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Comer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Upper Comer Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Comer Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The White Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
- Snively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snively Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snively Cemetery
- Bosler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bosler Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler Cemetery
- David Beck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The David Beck Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Beck Cemetery
- Shultz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shultz Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shultz Cemetery
- Biddle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Biddle Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Speck Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Speck Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Family Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Entriken Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Entriken Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entriken Cemetery
- Paradise Furnace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yocum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- McConnellstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schucker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Schmucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brumbaugh Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbaugh Cemetery
- Trough Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trough Creek Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek Cemetery
- The Trough Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trough Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Trough Creek Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222850 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Hawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawn Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawn Cemetery
- Huntingdon Memorial Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Marklesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Hesston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shellytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- McConnellstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McConnellstown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellstown
- Beavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Entriken
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Covedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Oreminea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Springfield Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Royer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Salter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Point View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Flowing Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flowing Spring is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Spring
- Clover Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Todd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Cassville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Huntingdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Birdville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Water Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frankstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frankstown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankstown
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 Huntingdon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Huntingdon
- Martinsburg
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Huntingdon 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 #1190320 (Valley View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190320 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: Huntingdon
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamsburg
- Location given for Valley View Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3959083 Lon: -78.1402855
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |