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 Vale (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 Vale. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Vale is located in Fairfax County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near Vale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vale:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Vale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Pender
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Oakton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Random Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Lee-Hi Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wolf Trap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Floris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Chantilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Herndon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mantua
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Oakcrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Offutt Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Landmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Broad Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Halfway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Catlett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zulla
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Brent Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Frytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sugarland Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Arcola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ashburn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Lenah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lansdowne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aldie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Yorkshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Loch Lomond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Sudley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- West Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Buckhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Bull Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Bataan Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Catharpin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Lake Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aquia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Aquia Harbour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- King James Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Indian Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Bryans Road
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Marbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Pomonkey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Freedom Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Bennsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Pomfret
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Tuscarora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Park Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Point-of-Rocks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Adamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Adamstown Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Buckeystown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manor Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Urbana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Roxbury Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Scaggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Timberleigh Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Cabin John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Glen Echo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Travilah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Landon Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Darnestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- English Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Georgetown Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Chillum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Fort Foote Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Langley Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Rainier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oxon Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adelphi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <1>
- Colmar Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colmar Manor is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
- Cottage City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Hillcrest Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Fort Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vale, see our County-by-County Page for Vale.
Cemeteries Near Vale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vale.
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 Vale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Fairfax City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moorefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frying Pan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Memorial Park
- The Fairfax Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Calvary Memorial Park
- Fairfax Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50181 <2>
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
- The Andrew Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Andrew Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vale had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vale, with the one closest to Vale listed first.
- Pender
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Oakton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herndon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairfax Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sideburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Merrifield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunn Loring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ash Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vale.
Newspapers Published in Vale ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vale, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vale.
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 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 Vale:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Vale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |