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 View (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 View. 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 Valley View ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Valley View: Valley Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Valley View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley View.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 View is located in Centre 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 Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Valley View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley View:
- Centre County (The home county of Valley View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Wingate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wingate is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Axemann
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Bellefonte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Milesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Houserville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Curtin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Lemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Julian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Krumrine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Linden Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Tyrone Forge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Tyrone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grazierville is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Kylertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chester Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Morrisdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Keewaydin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Pottersdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Osceola Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Decatur
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
- West Decatur has also been known as:
- Blue Ball
- Decatur
- Wallaceton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Shiloh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Parsonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Brisbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Abdera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Cedar Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Mill Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Flemington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Rote
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Greenburr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Keating
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Farrandsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Lock Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Ennisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Dungarvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Neffs Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Seven Stars
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Huntingdon Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Pennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Donation
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Birmingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Water Street
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
- Huntingdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Milroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Kishacoquillas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Lumber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Menno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Yeagertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Lewistown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alfarata
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Bannerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Cherry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley View, see our County-by-County Page for Valley View.
Cemeteries Near Valley View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley View.
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 View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Meyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Benner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellefonte City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46531 <2>
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
- The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1885601 <2>
- Centre County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trcziyulny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slab Cabin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown 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 View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Wingate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wingate is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fillmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Axemann
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Bellefonte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Milesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dale Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dale Summit is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Summit
- Pleasant Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Houserville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Gum Stump
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gum Stump is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Stump
- Julian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curtin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waddle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Krumrine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Linden Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley View.
Newspapers Published in Valley View ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley View, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 View:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Snyder County
- Union 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 View, 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' (or 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- Valley View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |