Spanish Camp, Texas
| Spanish Camp, Texas | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Spanish Camp, Texas
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| Coordinates: 29°23′44″N 96°10′0″W / 29.39556°N 96.16667°WCoordinates: 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 | Central (CST) (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| ZIP code | 77488 |
| Area code(s) | 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 in 2013.
There is a Spanish Camp road sign on FM 1161 a short distance northwest of the FM 640 junction. Coming southeast from the direction of Egypt, FM 1161 turns sharply to the northeast at the junction. The Spanish Camp community extends along FM 1161 roughly from FM 640 to Coleman Road, a distance of 1.3 miles (2.1 km). Homes are concentrated in three places on FM 1161: near the intersections of FM 640, Hatton Road and Coleman Road. Camp Zion Church Cemetery is situated on FM 1161 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the northwest of the FM 640 intersection. Egypt is 4.0 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Spanish Camp on FM 1161 while Hungerford is 6.4 miles (10.3 km) to the east. FM 640 goes south 3.0 miles (4.8 km) to Farm to Market Road 102 (FM 102) at a point southeast of Glen Flora. To reach the county seat at Wharton, one must travel an additional 4.9 miles (7.9 km) east on FM 102. According to the United States Geological Survey, the precise location of Spanish Camp is at 29°23′44″N 96°10′0″W / 29.39556°N 96.16667°W which is at the intersection of FM 1161 and Ustyrik Road, between Hatton and Coleman Roads.
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