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History · Valle Verde

The history of Valle Verde

Below: maps from 1937 on.

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What stands out about Valle Verde’s past

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The story so far

Valle Verde, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Valle Verde yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Valle Verde is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Valle Verde had a population of 0. It is one of several colonias in the county.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Valle Verde on the map, 1937 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Valle Verde. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Valle Verde on the 1937 USGS mapValle Verde on the 1980 USGS map1937Aguilete Creek sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Valle Verde.

Famous people

Famous people close to Valle Verde

Nobody well known was born in Valle Verde itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tony DaltonAmerican and Mexican actor · b. 1975
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Tom DeLayAmerican Republican politician · b. 1947
Federico PeñaU.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1993-1997 · b. 1947
Alfonso Gomez-RejonAmerican film and television director · b. 1972
Pedro González GonzálezAmerican actor · b. 1925
Roxanne PerezAmerican professional wrestler · b. 2001
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Valle Verde Colonia

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Valle Verde’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.