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 Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...
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 Point: Valley Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Valley Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Point.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Point is located in Preston County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Preston County: Garrett (MD), Fayette (PA), Barbour, Grant, Monongalia, Taylor & Tucker.
Below are the counties that are near Valley Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Point:
- Preston County (The home county of Valley Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Lenox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Little Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Brandonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Albright
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Hazelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Kasson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Clemtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Bayard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Mount Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Samaria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Fairmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Palatine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Barrackville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Schell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Sulphur City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Canyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Baker Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Morgantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westover
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Granville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Laurel Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Little Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Star City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Osage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Maidsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Thornton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Fetterman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Yates ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Pruntytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Pierce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Thomas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Friendsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- McHenry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Accident
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Deer Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Altamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Red House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Bittinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Swanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Elliottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Markleysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Haydentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Morris Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Point Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Hopwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hutchinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Atlantic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Dilliner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Greensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Mount Morris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Fairdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Stringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Fordyce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Khedive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Addison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Markleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Point, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Point.
Cemeteries Near Valley Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Point.
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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beech Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Albright - St. Joe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dinkerberger Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sisler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fair View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Savage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Valley Point had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Point, with the one closest to Valley Point listed first.
- Guseman ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Guseman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
- Lenox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Cuzzart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cuzzart is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Herring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Albright
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bruceton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brandonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Dority
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dority is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
- Kingwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Point.
Newspapers Published in Valley Point ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Point, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Point:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Preston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Garrett County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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 Point, 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- Valley Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |