VALERA, TEXAS

"Gateway to Voss"

Texaws Ghost Town
Coleman County,
Texax Panhandle / Hill Country

31° 45' 11" N, 99° 32' 50" W
(31.753056, -99.547222)
Junction of Hwy 67 & FM 503
SW of Coleman
Between Santa Anna & Ballinger
Population: 80 est. (1980 through 2000)

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Antique gasoline pump. TE photo

Valera, Texas - Valera United Methodist Church, Coleman County

Valera United Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Dustin Martin, May 2017
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History in a Pecan Shell

Valera was once a part of the George P. Cleveland Ranch.

Valera was at its zenith just after World War II. At one time there were 17 businesses in Valera.

Luckily for the current Coleman County visitor, Valera still has a restaurant open on the SW corner of the Intersection.

Photographer's Note:
When we came back in August to visit the ghosts towns we missed in May we revisited Valera in order to check out Big O's BBQ. Big O's might be the best BBQ I have ever had. -
Dustin Martin, December 12, 2017

The post office in Valera - 76884
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey, June 2006
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The school in Valera, now closed
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey, June 2006
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Photo courtesy Dustin Martin, May 2017

Valera Texas Forum

Subject: Saludos desde Valera (Spain) a Valera in Texas Saludos Soy un español nacido en una pequeña población llamada Valera, situada en la provincia de Cuenca, en la zona central de España. Deseo enviar un saludo a esa pequeña población de Texas e informar de nuestra existencia. Mi nombre es: MATÍAS ALONSO BLASCO, y mi email: matiasalonsoblasco@hotmail.com
January 13, 2004

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Valera, Texas Nearby Towns:
Coleman, Santa Anna, Ballinger
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