Garden Valley, Texas
Garden Valley is a crossroads community about seven miles west of Lindale, Texas.[2][1] It is seventy-nine miles east of Dallas.
Garden Valley, Texas | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Garden Valley | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′34″N 95°32′33″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Smith |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034667[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 Mercy Ships,[4] Youth With A Mission Tyler [5][6] and JAMA Global [7]
References
- "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)
- https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlg06
- "Mercy Ships". Mercy Ships. 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- "YWAM Tyler Location". YWAM. 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- "YWAM Tyler About". YWAM Tyler. 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- "JAMA Global". Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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