Texas Gazetteer
Rattlesnake Gap is a physical feature (gap) in Howard County. The primary coordinates for Rattlesnake Gap places it within the TX 79511 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Rattlesnake Gap |
| Category: | Texas physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Gap |
| History: | This feature was an excavated passage through a small mountain to allow the passage of the Texas & Pacific Railroad in 1881. There were so many rattlesnakes that the workmen were required to wear sidearms to protect themselves. |
| County: | Howard County |
| Latitude: | 32.3198415 |
| Longitude: | -101.2040089 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Rattlesnake Gap: Rattlesnake Gap.
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 Rattlesnake Gap does not include property ownership information.
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