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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:

33.5076, -97.1664

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 Cooke County<2>.

The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies just to the north 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Valley View Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley View Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Osburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Osburn Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osburn Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Valley View.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203655 <5>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Era Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Era Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era Cemetery
  • Redmond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Redmond Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Clark County Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clark County Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark County Cemetery
  • Tyson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Tyson Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Hill Cemetery
    • Gainesville Fairview Cemetery
    • Howeth Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3524 <5>
  • Potter's Field Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Potter's Field Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter's Field Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Potter's Field Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Gainesville.
    • The Potter's Field Cemetery has also been known as:
    • County Farm Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203113 <5>
  • Reed Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Walling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Walling Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
    • Este Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Este Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Este Cemetery
    • Dervin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dervin Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dervin Cemetery
    • Gregory Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
    • Knox Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Knox Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
    • Sanger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Sanger Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Valley View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hemming
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemming is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
  • Burns City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Burns City is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
  • Era
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bloomfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Gainesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sanger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lindsay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake Kiowa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Bolivar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Myra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Oak Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Pilot Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tioga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <6>
    • Collinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Callisburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Muenster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Slidell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Cooke County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley View Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your 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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cooke 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 #1370561  (Valley View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370561 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: Cooke
      • Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gainesville South
      • Location given for Valley View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.507611     Lon: -97.1664018
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Cooke, 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 drawn 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.