Val Verde, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
30°50′4″N 97°14′52″W / 30.83444°N 97.24778°W / 30.83444; -97.24778Val Verde is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000.
History
It was founded in 1868 and given the name Valverde after the Civil War fight that two Milam County companies fought in New Mexico. James Pittman Whittington gave the community land for a church and a cemetery. 25 people lived in Val Verde in 2000.[2]
The community was featured in the Geoff Mack song I've Been Everywhere.
Geography
Val Verde is located on Farm to Market Road 437, 16 mi (26 km) west of Cameron in western Milam County.[2]
Education
In 1903, Val Verde had a school with one teacher and 26 students. In 1941, the Val Verde school district joined the Sharp district; however, in 1961, it separated from Sharp and split its territory between the Bell County districts of Holland and Rogers.[2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Val Verde, Texas
- ^ a b c Val Verde, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
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Municipalities and communities of Milam County, Texas, United States
County seat: Cameron
communities
- Briary
- Bowers
- Bryant Station
- Bushdale
- Conoley
- Duncan
- Nashville
- New Clarkson
- Nile
- North Elm
- Pleasant Hill
- Salem
- Salty
- Sandow
- Sipe Springs
- South Elm
- Tracy
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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