Sipe Springs, Comanche County, Texas
Sipe Springs, Texas | |
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  Sipe Springs  Sipe Springs | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′27″N 98°47′03″W / 32.09083°N 98.78417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Comanche |
| Elevation | 1,440 ft (440 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 325 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379082[1] |
Sipe Springs (/ˈsip/, pronounced "seep") is an unincorporated community located in Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[citation needed] the community had a population of 75 in 2000.
History
[edit]Sipe Springs also had an opera house and its own baseball team.[2]
A horse named Royal King was owned at the time of registration by Whiteside and Albin here.[3]
Geography
[edit]Sipe Springs is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1477 and 587 on Sipe Springs Branch, 17 mi (27 km) northwest of Comanche in northwestern Comanche County.[4] It is also located 40 mi (64 km) southwest of Stephenville and 16 mi (26 km) west of De Leon.[2]
Education
[edit]Sipe Springs' first schools were built in 1873 and 1922. In 1937 they had a combined number of 152 students and six teachers, and the schools themselves were split between the Sidney and De Leon Independent School Districts in 1952.[4] Today, the community is served by the De Leon ISD.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sipe Springs, Comanche County, Texas
- ^ a b "Sipe Springs, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ AQHA Hall of Fame
- ^ a b Odintz, Mark. "Sipe Springs, TX (Comanche County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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