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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:

31.8302, -96.7914

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 Hill County<2>.

The county seat for Hill County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Valley View Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McLain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The McLain Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Dover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Dover Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Penelope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Penelope Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Penelope Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Penelope.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1014603 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • George Newton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
  • Pelham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Pelham Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
  • Czech National Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Tabola Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Tabola Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabola Cemetery
    • Mt. Calm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Calm Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calm Cemetery
    • Mt. Calm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Calm Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calm Cemetery
    • Delia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Delia Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Walling Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Walling Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
    • Burross Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Burross Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burross Cemetery
    • Mesquite Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Mesquite Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Cemetery
    • Coolidge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Coolidge Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Hubbard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dawson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Calm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Delia ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Delia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
  • Spring Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Malone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Penelope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Coolidge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Navarro Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
  • Prairie Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Irene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Watt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Watt is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Purdon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver City is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Tours
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
    • Leroy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Axtell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Frosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • Tehuacana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pursley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pursley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
    • Dresden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dresden is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Bynum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
    • Mertens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Abbott
      (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 Hill 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hill 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 #1349175  (Valley View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349175 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: Hill
      • Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hubbard
      • Location given for Valley View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8301608     Lon: -96.7913814
      • 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 Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.
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