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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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Valley View: Valley Vw.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 View is located in Cooke County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cooke County: Love (OK), Denton, Grayson, Montague & Wise.

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:

  • Cooke 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.
    • Hemming
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
    • Burns City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
    • Era
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bloomfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Gainesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
    • Lindsay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Kiowa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
      • Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <1>
    • Hood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Oak Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Myra
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
    • Muenster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
    • Celina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
      • Prosper is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosper <1>
    • Rhea Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rhea Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
    • Rockhill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Frisco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
    • Sanger
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
      • Sanger is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <1>
    • Bolivar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Pilot Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Krum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Aubrey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Krugerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Denton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quakertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
    • Cross Roads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Lincoln Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Stony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
      • Stony is located in Denton County
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
    • Tioga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Collinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
    • Whitesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County
    • Sadler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gunter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Sandusky
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandusky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
    • Southmayd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Basin Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basin Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
    • Dorchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Gage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
    • Hardy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Forestburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • New Harp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Saint Jo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
      • Saint Jo is located in Montague County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <1>
    • Dye
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
      • Dye is located in Montague County
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
    • Slidell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bluett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Herman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Wise County
    • New Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
    • Thackerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thackerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thackerville
      • Thackerville is located in Love County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thackerville <1>
    • Jimtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
    • Burneyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Valley View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Redmond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Era Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Era Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Era Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walling Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark County Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knox Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (162 more) ...
    • Duck Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Este Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Este Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Este Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gregory Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Valley View had a population of 263 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Valley View had a population of 865 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.

  • Mountain Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
    • Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County
  • Sanger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
    • Sanger is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <1>
  • Era
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bloomfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
  • Bolivar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
  • Lindsay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gainesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
  • Hood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
  • Woodbine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Woodbine is located in Cooke County
  • Pilot Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Myra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tioga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Tioga is located in Grayson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Slidell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Krum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Collinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 68 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 professional and volunteer 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 '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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4852, Longitude: -97.1615       In this case, the coordinates for Valley View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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