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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 Alleghany 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 Alleghany County: Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, Greenbrier (WV) & Monroe (WV).
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:
- Alleghany 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.
- Low Moor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Griffith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Iron Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Rich Patch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Moss Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Craigsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Carloover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Healing Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Mitchelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Bath Alum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Millboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Yost
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Burnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Glen Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Haden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Strom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Gala
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Oriskany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salt Petre Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Springwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Fincastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Buchanan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Covington City
- Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craig County
- New Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highland County
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Goshen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kerrs Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Red Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Fancy Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- East Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Natural Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Greenlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Wild Meadow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Tuckahoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anthony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Brink ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Falling Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Frankford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Oscar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Clendenenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pocahontas County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley View, with the one closest to Valley View listed first.
- Huntersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Buckeye
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marlinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frost
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Thorny Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Edray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Onoto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
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.
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mallow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (118 more) ...
- Hoke Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Helmintoller Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 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.
- Healing Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Callison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Callison is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison
- Low Moor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shanklin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shanklin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklin
- Longdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Mallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow
- Iron Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Griffith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Callaghan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
- Glen Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
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 37 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. 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 helpful 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 Virginia
- Pages specific to Alleghany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Highland County
- Lexington City
- Rockbridge County
- Greenbrier County
- Pocahontas 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 Valley View, 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |