Nameless Valley Ranch
Encyclopedia
Nameless Valley Ranch was the camp property located outside of Jonestown, Texas
, USA, and Cedar Park, Texas
, owned by the Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
from about 1979 to 2007. NVR was roughly 927 acres (3.8 km²) in size and was originally purchased to not only be a youth camp but to also be an Adventist academy. The camp was the location of the novel Adventure at Nameless Valley Ranch by Sharon R. Todd, published in 1981 by Review and Herald
. It was sold to a developer in 2007 and was replaced by the new property on Lake Whitney
, west of Hillsboro, Texas
.
.
Jonestown, Texas
Jonestown is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jonestown is located at...
, USA, and Cedar Park, Texas
Cedar Park, Texas
Cedar Park is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population is 48,937. The city is a major suburb of Austin, the center of which is approximately to the southeast, although Austin directly borders Cedar Park at the latter's...
, owned by the Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
The Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is one of two organizational bodies of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the eastern 2/3 of the state of Texas, United States...
from about 1979 to 2007. NVR was roughly 927 acres (3.8 km²) in size and was originally purchased to not only be a youth camp but to also be an Adventist academy. The camp was the location of the novel Adventure at Nameless Valley Ranch by Sharon R. Todd, published in 1981 by Review and Herald
Review and Herald Publishing Association
The Review and Herald Publishing Association is one of two major Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses in North America and is the oldest institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The organization publishes books, magazines, study guides, CDs, videos and games for Adventist churches,...
. It was sold to a developer in 2007 and was replaced by the new property on Lake Whitney
Lake Whitney (Texas)
Lake Whitney is a flood control reservoir on the main stem of the Brazos River in Texas. It is located on River Mile Marker 442 and controls drainage for of Texas and parts of New Mexico. The reservoir encompasses a surface area of more than 23,500 acres and of shoreline. The area consists of...
, west of Hillsboro, Texas
Hillsboro, Texas
Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Hill County in Central Texas. The population was 8,232 at the 2000 census.Hillsboro, located on Interstate 35 where I-35E and I-35W meet south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, is the primary center for trade and commerce in Hill County...
.
Location of the camp and significance of the name
Nameless Valley Ranch was located just outside of the former town of Nameless, TexasNameless, Texas
Nameless is a populated place in Travis County, Texas....
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Locations on the ranch
- The Caf
- The DC (the Director's Cabin)
- The Puddle
- Twin Falls
- Pecan Grove
- The Covered Wagon
- The Deer Trail
- The Rim
Directors at Nameless Valley Ranch Summer Camp
- Josue Murillo - 2008-current
- Calvin Bickell - 2007
- Carlos Craig - 2001-2006 (Note: Was co-director with Sherry Clapp in 2001)
- Sherry Clapp - 1998-2001
- Van Hurst - 1994-1998
- Jeff Brown - 1990-1993
- Terry Schneider - 1989
- Mike Furr - 1988
- Mario Ceballos - 1987