Sutherland Springs, Texas - wikipedia Sutherland Springs, Texas Sutherland Springs, Texas Unincorporated community Historic building in Sutherland Springs ( Full screen ) Coordinates : 29 ° 16 ′ 24 '' N 98 ° 03 ′ 24 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.27333 ° N 98.05667 ° W ﻿ / 29.27333 ; - 98.05667 Coordinates : 29 ° 16 ′ 24 '' N 98 ° 03 ′ 24 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.27333 ° N 98.05667 ° W ﻿ / 29.27333 ; - 98.05667 Country United States State Texas County Wilson Established 1854 Founded by John Sutherland Elevation 469 ft ( 143 m ) Population ( 2017 ) Total 600 Time zone CST ( UTC - 6 ) ZIP code 78161 Website Handbook 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 Road 539, about 21 miles ( 34 km ) east of downtown San Antonio. Contents 1 History 1.1 2017 shooting 2 Geography 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External links History Texas Historical Commission marker, Linne Oil Field Sutherland Springs was platted in 1854, and named after John Sutherland Jr., a pioneer citizen. A post office has been in operation at Sutherland Springs since 1851. 2017 shooting Main article : Sutherland Springs church shooting On November 5, 2017, Devin Patrick Kelley shot and killed 26 people and injured 20 at the First Baptist Church. Kelley died afterwards. He crashed his car while being pursued by a church neighbor. He had a gunshot wound the sheriff 's department described as self - inflicted. It is the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history. Geography Old Sutherland Springs occupies a portion of the South bank of the Cibolo Creek, with New Sutherland Springs ( which is mostly in ruins ) on the north bank of the Cibolo Creek. Bibliography `` The Good Old Days a history of LaVernia, '' published by members of the Civic Government class at LaVernia High School for the 1936 - 37 academic school year. `` Wilson County Centennial 1860 - 1960, '' published by the Wilson County Library ; official centennial program handed out by the local community for the `` 100 - year celebration '' of the county 's establishment. References Jump up ^ `` Sutherland Springs ''. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Jump up ^ McCaslin, Richard. `` Sutherland Springs, TX ''. tshaonline.org. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 3, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Post Offices ''. Retrieved 6 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sutherland Springs : Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead ''. BBC News. November 5, 2017. External links Sutherland Springs Museum A Guide to Sutherland Springs Handbook of Texas on Sutherland Springs U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System : Sutherland Springs, Texas San Antonio -- New Braunfels Central city San Antonio Counties Atascosa Bandera Bexar Comal Guadalupe Kendall Medina Wilson Satellite cities New Braunfels Seguin Municipalities 25k -- 50k Cibolo Schertz Municipalities 10k -- 25k Boerne Canyon Lake Converse Leon Valley Live Oak Timberwood Park Universal City Municipalities 5k -- 10k Alamo Heights Bulverde Fair Oaks Ranch Floresville Helotes Hondo Kirby Lackland AFB Lakehills Pleasanton Selma Terrell Hills Windcrest Municipalities 1k -- 5k Balcones Heights Castle Hills Castroville Charlotte China Grove Comfort Cross Mountain Devine Elmendorf Garden Ridge Hill Country Village Hollywood Park Jourdanton LaCoste La Vernia Lake Dunlap Lytle Marion McQueeney Natalia Nixon ( partial ) Northcliff ( former ) Olmos Park Poteet Poth Randolph AFB Redwood Sandy Oaks Scenic Oaks Shavano Park Somerset St. Hedwig Stockdale Von Ormy Municipalities < 1k Bandera Christine Geronimo Grey Forest Kingsbury New Berlin Santa Clara Spring Branch Staples Unincorporated communities Adkins Amphion Atascosa Bandera Falls Carpenter D'Hanis Dunlay Fischer Kicaster Leming Leon Springs Losoya Macdona Martinez Medina Mico Pearson Pandora Pipe Creek Rio Medina Saspamco Sayers Sisterdale Sutherland Springs Tarpley Vanderpool Waring Yancey Zuehl Municipalities and communities of Wilson County, Texas, United States County seat : Floresville Cities Elmendorf ‡ Floresville La Vernia Nixon ‡ Stockdale Town Poth Unincorporated communities Calaveras Carpenter Kicaster Pandora Saspamco Sutherland Springs Ghost towns Doseido Colony Grass Pond Colony Sandy Hills Footnotes ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sutherland_Springs,_Texas&oldid=813100331 '' Categories : Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Wilson County, Texas San Antonio metropolitan area Populated places established in 1854 1854 establishments in Texas Hidden categories : Coordinates on Wikidata Pages with graphs Pages with maps Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Français Italiano Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Simple English Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 1 December 2017, at 19 : 34. 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Question: what is the population in sutherland springs texas
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