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.
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 McLennan 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 McLennan County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill & Limestone.
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:
- McLennan 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.
- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Patrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Bosqueville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Speegleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- China Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gholson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Elm Mott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lacy - Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northcrest is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
- Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Bellmead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beverly Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Pendleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Greenock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Valley Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cayote
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Laguna Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Womack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Lakeside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- McGregor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coryell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- Lime City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Leon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Mountain is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- The Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Turnersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Turnersville is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Golinda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Bruceville - Eddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- North Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Mooreville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Satin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Otto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durango
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Marlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McClanahan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Tyson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Aquilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Abbott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chatt is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
- Mount Calm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Penelope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bynum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huron ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Watt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- Prairie Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Delia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Kirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
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.
- Crump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Riggs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riggs Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2593778 <2>
- Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kimmonsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5907 <2>
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- China Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chalk Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wortham Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- McLennan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Bosqueville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Patrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Speegleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- China Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gholson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Elm Mott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Bosque
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Bosque is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
- Ritchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ritchie is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- East Waco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Ross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tyson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Hewitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 171 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]<3>. 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 first turn to 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 Texas
- Pages specific to McLennan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Bosque County
- Coryell County
- Falls County
- Hill County
- Limestone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |