Texas Gazetteer
Spindletop Hill is a physical feature (summit) in Jefferson County. The primary coordinates for Spindletop Hill places it within the TX 77705 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Spindletop Hill |
| Category: | Texas physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| History: | This salt dome was named Spindletop before the Civil War because heatwaves, rising from the surrounding prairie, gave a grove of trees on the hill the appearance of a spinning top; oil was discovered here in 1901. |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Latitude: | 30.0203291 |
| Longitude: | -94.0762564 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Spindletop Hill: Spindletop Hill.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Spindletop Hill does not include property ownership information.
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