Sutherland Springs, Texas

Sutherland Springs, Texas
Historic building in Sutherland Springs
Historic building in Sutherland Springs
Coordinates: 29°16′24″N 98°03′24″W / 29.27333°N 98.05667°W / 29.27333; -98.05667[1]
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWilson
Established1854
Founded byJohn Sutherland
Elevation466 ft (142 m)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total600
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
ZIP code
78161
GNIS feature ID1369438[1]
WebsiteHandbook of Texas

Sutherland Springs is an unincorporated community located on the old Spanish land grant of Manuel Tarin in northern Wilson County, Texas, United States. It is located on U.S. Highway 87 at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 539.

On November 5, 2017, Sutherland Springs local church became the scene of the deadliest shooting in a place of worship in the United States when 25 people, including one pregnant person, were killed and 22 other were injured, before the shooter committed suicide.