Val Verde, Texas | |
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  Val Verde  Val Verde | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′4″N97°14′52″W / 30.83444°N 97.24778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Milam |
| Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380702 [1] |
Val 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.
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.
Val Verde is located on Farm to Market Road 437, 16 mi (26 km) west of Cameron in western Milam County. [2]
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]
Val Verde County is a county located on the southern Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population is 47,586. Its county seat is Del Rio. The Del Rio micropolitan statistical area includes all of Val Verde County.
Robertson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,757. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created in 1837 and organized the following year. It is named for Sterling C. Robertson, an early settler who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Milam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,754. The county seat is Cameron. The county was created in 1834 as a municipality in Mexico and organized as a county in 1837. Milam County is named for Benjamin Rush Milam, an early settler and a soldier in the Texas Revolution.
Kinney County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,129. Its county seat is Brackettville. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1874. It is named for Henry Lawrence Kinney, an early settler.
Kerr County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,598. Its county seat is Kerrville. The county was named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas. The Kerrville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Kerr County.
Burleson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,642. Its county seat is Caldwell. The county is named for Edward Burleson, a general and statesman of the Texas Revolution.
Val Verde Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,384 at the 2010 census.
Branchville is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000.
Juno was a small unincorporated community in Val Verde County, Texas, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. Its last business closed in 1984, and the only remnant of Juno now is a lone ranch. What remains of the village was, by 2013, situated on private ranch land.
Davilla is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000.
Clarkson is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 10 in 2000.
San Gabriel is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, it had a population of 100 in 2000.
Pettibone is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000.
Marak is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States.
Cross Roads is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 35 in 2000.
Elm Ridge is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000.
Forest Grove is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 60 in 2000.
Liberty Hill is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000.
Marlow is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 45 in 2000.
Sharp is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 75 in 2000.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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