Garden Valley, Texas
Garden Valley is a crossroads community about seven miles west of Lindale, Texas. It is seventy-nine miles east of Dallas.
Historically, prior to the formation of nearby town of Van in the late 1920s when oil was discovered there, Garden Valley was a town with a post office, stage coach station and a hotel. Today there is only one stop sign in the community's center with no businesses or public buildings. The city had a population of 150 people in 2000.
Garden Valley is headquarters of Christian ministries Mercy Ships, Youth With A Mission Tyler and JAMA Global
