Hi Joe, This is what you find at the Texas GenWeb site under Vanishing Texas Landmarks and towns. I can't check this out I live in Hawaii but I think from this that "STAMPEDE VALLEY" is still in existence or part of it is at least the airport five miles east of Moffat, Bell County, Texas ! Good searching ! Beverly Robinson Lazo Feature Name: Stampede Valley Airport Feature Type: airport Elevation: 670 Description: Airport Facility is located 5 mi E from Moffat State: Texas County: Bell USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: Moffat Latitude: 311110N Longitude: 0972326W ---------------------------------- Joe D. Deaver wrote: > Forwarding this from a non-subscriber. Anyone here heard of Stampede > Valley? > > Joe D. Deaver > BellCoTX Coordinator > ancestry@deaver.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: casey [mailto:amron@hot1.net] > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 12:46 AM > Subject: Bell Co.-Stampede Valley > > Hi Joe...Need advice on how to locate info about "Stampede Valley", Bell Co. > Drove out to general location and found 'ole rusty (Bell Co.) marker where a > Church used to be. Stopped and asked a farmer about this immediate area and > he only knew that there used to be a big school across from this Church > marker that was torn down as was the church...??? > Searching for a J. T. West family that lived there. Had 11 children, 2 > orphans and a mother-in-law living with them. Time frame also makes this an > 'impossible situation, 1895-1905!!... > > Coming from Temple, short distance before you get to the town of Moody, > there is a sign on the Hwy. that says "Stampede Valley". You turn left off > the MAIN Hwy. and go down this road for 2-3 miles and that is where I found > the 'ole Bell Co. marker that was SO hard to read. The Church had been > located on the left side of this road BUT facing the FRONT of a road that > veered off to the left of this road. The school would have been located on > the right of this road, across from where the church was located. > Wondered if their was a Bell Co. marker with an explanation, at the original > townsight, "Stampede Valley", that I might have missed..? > Could this area have been in another Co. during this time frame??.... > > APPRECIATE any help, info or suggestions....Many THANKS for your > time...Linda > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > Please Clear Off-Topic Posts With The Webmaster FIRST! The List Archives > Are At: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/TXBELL-L/