Hamshire, Texas

Hamshire, Texas
Unincorporated community
Census designated place
Hamshire is located in Texas
Hamshire
Hamshire
Hamshire is located in the United States
Hamshire
Hamshire
Coordinates: 29°51′25″N 94°19′07″W / 29.85694°N 94.31861°W / 29.85694; -94.31861
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJefferson
Elevation
[1]
13 ft (4 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code409
GNIS feature ID2805797[1]

Hamshire (/ˈhæmʃər/ HAM-shər)[2] is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in western Jefferson County, Texas, United States.[1] It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area and located on State Highway 124 twenty miles southwest of Beaumont.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamshire, Texas
  2. ^ "Texas Almanac Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 4, 2019.