Val Verde, Texas
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Val Verde, Texas | |
|---|---|
  Val Verde  Val Verde | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′4″N 97°14′52″W / 30.83444°N 97.24778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Milam |
| Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 25 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 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.
