Spanish Camp, Texas
Spanish Camp, Texas | |
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Spanish Camp, Texas Location within the state of Texas Spanish Camp, Texas Spanish Camp, Texas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 29°23′44″N 96°10′0″W / 29.39556°N 96.16667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Wharton |
| Elevation | 114 ft (35 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77488 |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS | 1347623 |
Spanish Camp is an unincorporated community in north central Wharton County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The community is located between Egypt and Hungerford along Farm to Market Road 1161, (FM 1161) near its intersection with Farm to Market Road 640 (FM 640). After the Mexican army of Antonio López de Santa Anna camped at the site in 1836, the community took the name Spanish Camp. In 1870, a church in the community was founded by former slaves and the congregation still existed as of 2013.