Welcome to Valentine ...

The town of Valentine is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Valentine is located in Jeff Davis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valentine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Valentine has a population of 131 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Valentine is 4,430 feet [1,350 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Valentine is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Valentine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Valentine: 432

The ZIP code for Valentine: 79854<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Valentine had an population of 131 people. This is a decrease of 2.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 29.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Valentine had a population of 134 people (which is 5.72% of the total population of Jeff Davis County). This makes Valentine the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 134 people, the population of Valentine decreased 28.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 187 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Valentine.

Communities Also Named Valentine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Valentine - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio and South Carolina (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valentine.

Communities near Valentine ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Valentine.

Fort Holland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Holland
- Fort Holland is located in Presidio County
- Fort Holland has also been known as:
- Camp Holland
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Holland
- From Valentine to Fort Holland
Chispa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chispa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chispa
- Chispa is located in Jeff Davis County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chispa
- From Valentine to Chispa
Ryan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Ryan is located in Presidio County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ryan
- From Valentine to Ryan
Lobo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
- Lobo is located in Culberson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lobo
- From Valentine to Lobo
Porvenir ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porvenir have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porvenir
- Porvenir is located in Presidio County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Valentine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valentine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valentine. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valentine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Valentine ...

Looking for more information about Valentine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valentine.

Adding Valentine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valentine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Valentine was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valentine.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jeff Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Valentine.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valentine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Valentine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Valentine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.