Welcome to Snipe ...

Snipe is located on the Gulf Coast.

Snipe is located in Brazoria County<1>.

The location of Snipe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snipe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

Snipe is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Snipe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Snipe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Snipe - it's located in Arkansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Snipe.

Communities near Snipe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Snipe.

• Lake Jackson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
  • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <4>
• Angleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
  • Angleton is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <4>
• Freeport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Clute
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
  • Clute is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <4>
• Richwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• West Columbia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <4>
• Sweeny
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <4>
• Brazoria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
  • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <4>
• Jones Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Jones Creek is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones Creek <4>
• Danbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Snipe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snipe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Snipe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snipe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Snipe. See our Newspapers Page for Snipe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snipe ...

Looking for more information about Snipe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Snipe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Snipe.

Adding Snipe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snipe in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Snipe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Snipe post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snipe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snipe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/