Garden Valley, Texas
| Garden Valley, Texas | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Garden Valley | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′34″N 95°32′33″W / 32.52611°N 95.54250°WCoordinates: 32°31′34″N 95°32′33″W / 32.52611°N 95.54250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Smith |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034667[1] |
Garden Valley is a crossroads community about 7 miles west of Lindale, Texas.[2][1]
Historically, prior to the formation of nearby town of Van (6 miles west of Garden Valley) in the late 1920s when oil was discovered there, Garden Valley was a town with a post office, stage coach station and a hotel.[3] Today there is only one stop sign in the community's center with no businesses or public buildings. The city had a population of 150 people in 2000.
Garden Valley is headquarters of Christian ministries like Mercy Ships [4] and the Youth With A Mission America Office.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Garden Valley, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Smith County Historical Society, Historical Atlas of Smith County (Tyler, Texas: Tyler Print Shop, 1965)
- ↑ http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlg06
- ↑ "Mercy Ships". Mercy Ships. 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ "YWAM America Office, Texas". YWAM. 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
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