Sipe Springs, Comanche County, Texas Explained

Official Name:Sipe Springs, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Sipe Springs
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Comanche
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1,440
Coordinates:32.0907°N -98.7842°W
Area Code:325
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1379082

Sipe Springs (pronounced "seep") is an unincorporated community located in Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 75 in 2000.

History

Sipe Springs also had an opera house and its own baseball team.[1]

A horse named Royal King was owned at the time of registration by Whiteside and Albin here.[2]

Geography

Sipe Springs is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1477 and 587 on Sipe Springs Branch, 17miles northwest of Comanche in northwestern Comanche County.[3] It is also located 40miles southwest of Stephenville and 16miles west of De Leon.[1]

Education

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.[3] Today, the community is served by the De Leon ISD.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sipe Springs, Texas . Texas Escapes Online Magazine . 2022-01-30.
  2. https://www.aqha.com/hall-of-fame AQHA Hall of Fame
  3. Web site: Odintz . Mark . Sipe Springs, TX (Comanche County) . 2022-01-30 . tshaonline.org.