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Welcome to Valera ...

Valera is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Valera is located in Coleman County<1>.

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

Valera is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Valera: 325

The ZIP code for Valera: 76884<3>

Communities near Valera ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valera.

  • Coleman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Anna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Novice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Glen Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Talpa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Voss
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gouldbusk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fry ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Trickham
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Valera. 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 Valera.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valera. See our Newspapers Page for Valera.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valera ...

Looking for more information about Valera? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Valera, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valera.

Adding Valera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valera 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 Valera was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valera.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coleman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valera - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Valera). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Valera or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.