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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Montague 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 Montague County: Jefferson (OK), Love (OK), Clay, Cooke, Jack & 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:
- Montague 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.
- Rowland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rowland is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Spanish Fort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Hynds City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hynds City is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
- Illinois Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Nocona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bonita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bonita is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Belcherville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belcherville is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
- Ringgold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Jo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dye is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Hardy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Salona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Clay County
- Bellevue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Marysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Muenster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Myra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Healdton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Carter County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Brock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brock is located in Carter County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Lone Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pike City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pike City is located in Carter County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Clemscott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clemscott is located in Carter County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
- Graham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Grady
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Oscar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fleetwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Cornish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cornish is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Terral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ringling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ryan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ryan is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <1>
- Sugden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugden is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Waurika
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Addington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Love County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Orr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orr is located in Love County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jimtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Burneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stephens County (OK)
- Loco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Loco is located in Stephens County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <1>
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.
- Spanish Fort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oscar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bourland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red River Station Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (99 more) ...
- Molsbee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
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.
- Spanish Fort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Nocona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Illinois Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Belcherville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belcherville is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
- Bonita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bonita is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Montague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Jo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dye is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Marysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Hardy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Muenster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Salona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Bowie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hurnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hurnville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurnville
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 48 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 29 miles [46.7 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 like to 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:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Montague County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Cooke County
- Carter County
- Jefferson County
- Love County
- Stephens 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> | 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. |
| <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'. |