Community of Valley Spring
O. C. J. Phillips, first settler, arrived in 1853. Whistleville combined with Bugscuffle to form Valley Spring, with post office established 1878. This was birthplace of James Field Smathers (1888-1967), inventor of electric typewriter. (1970)
30.8576° N, 98.8193° W
Nearby Markers
- 0.8 mi NW Valley Spring Cemetery Valley Spring
- 2.3 mi NE Van Horn Wells Lobo
- 3.1 mi E Valley Springs Primitive Baptist Church Valley Spring
- 4.3 mi S Salem Cemetery Llano
- 6.1 mi W Huffman Cemetery Valley Spring
- 8.8 mi SW Chew Cemetery Llano