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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 Addition (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 Addition. 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.

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 Addition is located in Weber County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Weber County: Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich & Tooele.

Below are the counties that are near Valley View Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley View Addition:

  • Weber County     (The home county of Valley View Addition)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Addition, with the one closest to Valley View Addition listed first.
    • Farr's Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Farr's Fort is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr's Fort
    • Robinson
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Robinson is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Ogden
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ogden is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
      • Former names for Ogden:
      • Brownsville
      • Fort Buenaventura
      • Ogden has also been known as:
      • Ogden City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
    • Century Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Century Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Village
    • Mound Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Mound Fort is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Fort
    • Browns Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Browns Fort is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Fort
    • Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ogden Fort is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Fort
    • Ron Clare Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ron Clare Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ron Clare Village
    • Bingham's Fort ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bingham's Fort is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham's Fort
    • Lynn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynn is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Former names for Lynn:
      • Bingham Fort
      • Five Points
      • Fort Bingham
      • Lynne
    • Fort Buenaventura ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Buenaventura is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Buenaventura
    • Evona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Evona is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
  • Box Elder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Addition, with the one closest to Valley View Addition listed first.
    • South Willard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Willard is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willard
    • Willard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Willow Creek Fort ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Willow Creek Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Fort
    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Perry is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Mantua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mantua is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
      • Former names for Mantua:
      • Copenhagen
      • Flaxville
      • Geneva
      • Little Valley
    • Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Box Elder Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Fort
    • Brigham City Fort ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
    • Brigham City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
      • Former names for Brigham City:
      • Box Elder
      • Youngsville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <1>
    • Fort Davis ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fort Davis is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
      • Fort Davis has also been known as:
      • Davis Fort
    • Corinne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Promontory Point ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Promontory Point is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promontory Point
    • Call's Fort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
  • Cache County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Addition, with the one closest to Valley View Addition listed first.
    • La Plata ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • La Plata is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
    • Avon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Avon is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Paradise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Monte Christo ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Monte Christo is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Christo
    • Wellsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hyrum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Nibley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Nibley is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Addition, with the one closest to Valley View Addition listed first.
    • Kingston Fort ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Kingston Fort is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Fort
    • South Weber
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Arsenal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Arsenal is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenal
    • Clint Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Clint Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
    • Sunset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Smith Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
    • Al Vi Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Al Vi Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Vi Village
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clearfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sahara Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sahara Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
    • Country Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Village is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Anchorage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Anchorage is located in Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Addition, with the one closest to Valley View Addition listed first.
    • Mountain Green
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountain Green is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
    • Peterson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Peterson is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
    • Enterprise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Enterprise is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Milton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Milton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Littleton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Littleton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Morgan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Como Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Como Springs is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Springs
    • Richville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Richville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Porterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Porterville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
    • Devils Slide ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Devils Slide is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Slide
    • Croydon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Croydon is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croydon
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Addition, with the one closest to Valley View Addition listed first.
    • Denver City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Denver City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
    • San Domingo City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • San Domingo City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Domingo City
  • Summit County
    • Henefer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley View Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Valley View Addition.

Cemeteries Near Valley View Addition ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley View Addition.

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 Addition - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley View Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley View Addition, with the one closest to Valley View Addition listed first.

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.<3>

While we didn't find Valley View Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley View Addition.

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

  • Ogden
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ogden is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
    • Former names for Ogden:
    • Brownsville
    • Fort Buenaventura
    • Ogden has also been known as:
    • Ogden City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
  • Riverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrisville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
  • Slaterville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Slaterville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
  • North Ogden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Uintah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Steed
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Steed is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steed
  • Eden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Plain City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Plain City is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Huntsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Huntsville is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
    • Former names for Huntsville:
    • Hawkins Grove
    • Huntsville Fort
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
  • Hooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Syracuse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Layton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Willard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Peterson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Peterson is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley View Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley View Addition.

Newspapers Published in Valley View Addition ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley View Addition.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley View Addition, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley View Addition.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Addition:

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>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 Addition, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley View Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.