Snipe, Texas
Appearance
Snipe, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 29°07′25″N 95°28′56″W / 29.12361°N 95.48222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Brazoria |
Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 77515 |
Area code | 979 |
GNIS feature ID | 1380567[1] |
Snipe is an unincorporated community in central Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It was formerly a distinct community. The location of Snipe is 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Angleton on the Union Pacific Railroad and Oyster Creek. Raymond Weems, Snipe's first postmaster, named Snipe after a facetious reference made about the place by his father's hunting partner.[2]
A post office operated in Snipe from 1921 to 1949; the post office served the Retrieve Prison Farm (now the Wayne Scott Unit).[2]
References
- ^ "Snipe, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Snipe, Texas." Handbook of Texas. Retrieved on July 16, 2010.
External links
- Snipe, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online