Welcome Valley is located in Erath County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Welcome Valley: Welcome Vly. (or less commonly used: Welcome Vally. or Welcome Vlly.)
Welcome Valley is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Welcome Valley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Welcome Valley: 254
Communities near Welcome Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Welcome Valley.
- Stephenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Erath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
- Hico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tolar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Harbin is located in Erath County
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Erath County
- Clairette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
- Clairette is located in Erath County
- Duffau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
- Duffau is located in Erath County
- Bluff Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bunyan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Bunyan is located in Erath County
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 Welcome Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Welcome Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Welcome Valley. 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 Welcome Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Welcome Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Welcome Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welcome Valley ...
Looking for more information about Welcome Valley? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Welcome Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Welcome Valley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Erath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welcome Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |