Garden Valley is a crossroads community about 9 miles west of Lindale

Lindale, Texas

Lindale is a city in Smith County, Texas, United States. The town had an estimated population of 5,024 in 2006. It is part of the Tyler, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

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Historically, prior to the formation of nearby town of Van

Van, Texas

Van is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,362 at the 2000 census. According to a 2006 estimate from the U.S...

 (6 miles west of Garden Valley) 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.

Garden Valley is headquarters of several prominent Christian ministries Teen Mania, Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships is an international charity that was founded in 1978 by Don and Deyon Stephens. Mercy Ships currently operates the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world, providing free health care, community development projects, community health education, mental health programs,...

, and the Central America

Central America

Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

 Headquarters for Youth With A Mission

Youth With A Mission

Youth With A Mission is an international, inter-denominational, non-profit Christian missionary organization...

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