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Introduction ...
Although we found mention of Valley View during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Valley View was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Comal County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Comal County: Bexar, Blanco, Guadalupe, Hays & Kendall.
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:
- Comal 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.
- Startzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Startzville is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
- Smithson Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Second Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Second Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Canyon Lake Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
- Canyon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
- Westhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westhaven is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Third Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Third Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
- Canyon Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sattler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sattler is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
- Bulverde East ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bulverde East is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulverde East
- Canyon City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canyon City is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Corbyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- Bulverde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bexar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Timberwood Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Timberwood Park is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberwood Park
- Cibolo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Schertz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Live Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Universal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Airport City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Wetmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hollywood Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windcrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Windcrest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Hill Country Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Country Village is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Fratt ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fratt is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fratt
- Blanco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Twin Sisters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Blanco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flugrath ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flugrath is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Martindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reedville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Fentress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Northcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Northcliff is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcliff
- Lake Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Dunlap is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dunlap
- Haeckerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Haeckerville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeckerville
- Camp Willow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Willow is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Willow
- Clear Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Schumannsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schumannsville is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumannsville
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Clara
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Clara is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Population from the 2020 Census: 745 people
- Barbarosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barbarosa is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbarosa
- Hilda Siding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilda Siding is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda Siding
- Zorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
- McQueeney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Geronimo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cloptins Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
- Pioneer Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
- Wimberley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodcreek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
- San Marcos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Gainor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
- Driftwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henly is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
- Mountain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Flatrock Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Kendall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Bergheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kendalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kreutzberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kreutzberg is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreutzberg
- Ammans Crossing ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ammans Crossing is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammans Crossing
- Boerne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sisterdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Carpenter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- La Vernia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Kraft Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heimer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kunkel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smithson Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kruestler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Romple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haug Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jonas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weidner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranes Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Vogel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Karl Rompel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wellbacher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
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.
- Smithson Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
- Sattler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sattler is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
- Corbyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corbyn is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
- New Braunfels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cranes Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
- Bracken
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anhalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anhalt is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
- Cibolo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Wetmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 205 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Comal County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bexar County
- Blanco County
- Caldwell County
- Guadalupe County
- Hays County
- Kendall County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Valley View and then turned west". While Valley View could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Valley View as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Valley View could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are 10 Texas communities also named Valley View. While this community is located in Comal County, the others are located in the following counties: Cooke, Cottle, DeWitt, McLennan, Midland, Mitchell, Montague, Runnels, Upshur and Wichita. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley View. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |