Valera, TX

By: Beatrice Grady Gay

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: June 1, 1995

Valera, at the junction of U.S. Highway 67 and Farm Road 503, in west central Coleman County, was developed on the George P. Cleveland ranch and named by Santa Fe Railroad officials in 1886. Its railroad location secured a modest prosperity. In 1946 Valera had a school, churches, seventeen businesses, and 500 people. Subsequently the community declined. In 1980 through 2000 Valera had a population of eighty and a post office.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Beatrice Grady Gay, “Valera, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed July 07, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/valera-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: 1952
Most Recent Revision Date:: June 1, 1995

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Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Valera
Currently Exists: Yes
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1349152
Town Fields: Has post office: Yes

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Coleman County
Coordinates: Latitude: 31.75292520°

Longitude: -99.54729090°
Population Counts: People Year

80 2009

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