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 Valley-Hi (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 Valley-Hi. 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 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.
Valley-Hi is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Valley-Hi. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley-Hi:
- Fulton County (The home county of Valley-Hi)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Akersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Wells Tannery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Laidig
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Crystal Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Emmaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Sipes Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Waterfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Fort Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knobsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Graceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breezewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Saxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Langdondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Langdondale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdondale
- Riddlesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Everett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marble City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Mount Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Clover Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Claysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- East Sharpsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Beavertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beavertown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Roaring Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oreminea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oreminea is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreminea
- Shellytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Brooks Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Royer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Royer is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer
- Newry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Cowans Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Metal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Cove Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Fort Loudon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Dickey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Mercersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Thomas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Keefers
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Rockdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Claylick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Broad Top City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Robertsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Coalmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Dudley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Cooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Maddensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Kimmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Coles ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Mifflin County
- Kistler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Ogletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- New Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Little Orleans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flintstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Hancock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pearre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Big Pool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Hancock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Cherry Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Orleans Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Holton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley-Hi, see our County-by-County Page for Valley-Hi.
Cemeteries Near Valley-Hi ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley-Hi.
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 Valley-Hi - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley-Hi covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Everett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waterfall Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Creek Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46229 <2>
- Wink Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Waterfall.
- Robertsdale Italian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Evans Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Steele Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duvalls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ritchey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hershberger Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Valley-Hi in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley-Hi.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley-Hi, with the one closest to Valley-Hi listed first.
- Akersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Saluvia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saluvia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluvia
- Wells Tannery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Jackson Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Mills is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Mills
- Gapsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gapsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapsville
- Crystal Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Enid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enid is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
- Kearney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kearney is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Gracey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gracey is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cypher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cypher is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher
- Saxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mench
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mench is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mench
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley-Hi. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley-Hi.
Newspapers Published in Valley-Hi ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley-Hi.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley-Hi, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley-Hi.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Valley-Hi:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Somerset County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Valley-Hi, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley-Hi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |