Spanish Camp, Texas

Spanish Camp, Texas
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 / 29.39556; -96.16667
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWharton
Elevation
114 ft (35 m)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77488
Area code979
GNIS1347623

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.