Welcome to Valier ...

Valier is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Valier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Valier is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Valier lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Valier is within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Valier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Valier - they are located in Illinois and Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valier.

Communities near Valier ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valier.

• Punxsutawney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Brookville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Reynoldsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <4>
• Clymer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <4>
• Sykesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>
• Rural Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <4>
• Big Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
• Dayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Summerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Valier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valier. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valier.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valier. See our Newspapers Page for Valier.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valier ...

Looking for more information about Valier? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Valier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Valier.

Adding Valier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Valier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Valier post office opened in 1885.

We also found Valier in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/