Val Verde, Texas Explained

Official Name:Val Verde, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Val Verde
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Milam
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:427
Coordinates:30.8344°N -97.2478°W
Area Code:512 & 737
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1380702

Val Verde 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.

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.

The community was featured in the Geoff Mack song I've Been Everywhere.

Geography

Val Verde is located on Farm to Market Road 437, 16miles west of Cameron in western Milam County.

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.