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History · Valleyview

39% of Valleyview’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
39%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Valleyview’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Valleyview are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Valleyview’s homes were built before 1947.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Valleyview’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story

How Valleyview came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Valleyview.

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On September 10, 2024, Valleyview withdrew from Franklin Township by forming a paper township named Valleyview Township.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Valleyview, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Columbus, Ohio JJ 442020Columbus, Ohio JJ 44Valleyview village hall2016Valleyview village hallElliott east of Warren2016Elliott east of WarrenMap of Franklin County Ohio Highlighting Valleyview Village2015Map of Franklin County Ohio Highlighting Valleyview V…MapOHMap-doton-Valleyview2004OHMap-doton-Valleyview
Famous people

Famous people close to Valleyview

Nobody well known was born in Valleyview itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Simone BilesAmerican artistic gymnast · b. 1997
Maggie GraceAmerican actress · b. 1983
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Josh RadnorAmerican actor, director, producer, and screenw… · b. 1974
R. L. StineAmerican novelist · b. 1943
Warner BaxterAmerican actor · b. 1889
Lois McMaster BujoldAmerican novelist · b. 1949
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Franklin Township2 historic placesA−

Questions about Valleyview’s history

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikipedia and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.