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 Grand 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 Grand 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.
Name Variations for Grand Valley ...
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 Grand Valley: Grand Vly. (or less commonly used: Grand Vally. or Grand Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grand Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Valley.
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 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.
Grand Valley is located in Warren County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Cattaraugus (NY), Chautauqua (NY), Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean & Venango.
Below are the counties that are near Grand Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grand Valley:
- Warren County (The home county of Grand Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley, with the one closest to Grand Valley listed first.
- Sanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Selkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- East Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Tidioute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Cobham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cobham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Youngsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley, with the one closest to Grand Valley listed first.
- Wolfs Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
- Newmansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newmansville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Venus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Venus is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
- Fryburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Leeper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley, with the one closest to Grand Valley listed first.
- Vrooman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Titusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spartansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hydetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Gresham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tryonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tryonville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
- Riceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Canadohta Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Lincolnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Fauncetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Rootville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley, with the one closest to Grand Valley listed first.
- Corry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Beaver Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Waterford Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
- LeBoeuf Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
- Waterford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley, with the one closest to Grand Valley listed first.
- Fagundus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Trunkeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Jamison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Tionesta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Balltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Gilfoyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Roses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Marienville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Sheffield Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Redclyffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley, with the one closest to Grand Valley listed first.
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Pithole City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Plumer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plumer is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer
- Petroleum Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum Center is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum Center
- President
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- President is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- Rouseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rynd Farm is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynd Farm
- McClintock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McClintock is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hasson Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hasson Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasson Heights
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley, with the one closest to Grand Valley listed first.
- Niobe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Clymer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Panama
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- French Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Busti
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Ashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kiantone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Lakewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slab City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Belleview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Findley Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Celoron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grand Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Grand Valley.
Cemeteries Near Grand Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grand 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 Grand Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grand Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grand Valley, with the one closest to Grand Valley listed first.
- Naultby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Loomis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trim Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southwest of Garland.
- The Trim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trimm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46486 <3>
- Cheney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Cemetery
- Gorman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Curry Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Titusville.
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Neilltown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fagundas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitestown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grand Valley had a population of 460 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grand Valley, with the one closest to Grand Valley listed first.
- Selkirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Sanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- East Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Branch is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch
- Torpedo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Torpedo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
- Vrooman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vrooman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vrooman
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Tidioute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Spring Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
- East Titusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Titusville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Titusville
- Fagundus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Titusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hydetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Trunkeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grand Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grand Valley.
Newspapers Published in Grand 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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grand Valley, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grand Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Grand Valley:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Forest County
- Venango County
- Chautauqua County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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- Grand Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Grand Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |