Fort Sam Houston

military base in San Antonio, Texas, United States
AdministrativeArea military_base Q1438706
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Fort Sam Houston

Summary

Fort Sam Houston is a military base[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of military_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Sam Houston is located in San Antonio[3].
  • Fort Sam Houston is located in Texas[4].
  • Fort Sam Houston is in the country of United States[5].
  • Fort Sam Houston is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Fort Sam Houston's instance of is recorded as military base[7].
  • Fort Sam Houston's instance of is recorded as historic district[8].
  • Fort Sam Houston is operated by United States Army[9].
  • Fort Sam Houston is operated by United States Air Force[10].
  • Fort Sam Houston's postal code is recorded as 78234[11].
  • Fort Sam Houston is part of Joint Base San Antonio[12].
  • Fort Sam Houston's Commons category is recorded as Fort Sam Houston[13].
  • Fort Sam Houston's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[14].
  • Fort Sam Houston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.4575, 'lon': -98.44}[15].
  • Fort Sam Houston's official website is recorded as https://www.samhouston.army.mil[16].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[17].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as Reservation Map of Fort Sam Houston, Texas (NAID 137930297)[18].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as Post of Fort Sam Houston, Texas (NAID 137930230)[19].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as Reservation Map of Fort Sam Houston, Texas (NAID 137930299)[20].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as Texas, Fort Sam Houston and Vicinity (NAID 137930256)[21].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as Military map of Territory north and east of Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas (including Camp Travis) (NAID 137930366)[22].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as Department Headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, Texas (NAID 137930232)[23].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as Headquarters Department of Texas, Fort Sam Houston and Cavalry and Light Artillery Addition. (NAID 137930236)[24].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as Headquarters Department of Texas, Fort Sam Houston and Cavalry and Light Artillery Addition. (NAID 137930234)[25].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as Fort Sam Houston, Texas (NAID 137930477)[26].
  • Fort Sam Houston's described by source is recorded as Fort Sam Houston Military Reservation, Texas (NAID 137930340)[27].

Body

Geography

Fort Sam Houston is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include San Antonio[3], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1718[30] and Texas[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1845[33], headquartered in Austin[34]. It is on the continent of North America[6]. It is part of Joint Base San Antonio[12].

Physical Characteristics

Fort Sam Houston sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+219'}[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include military base[7] and historic district[8]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[36] and National Register of Historic Places listed place[37].

Why It Matters

Fort Sam Houston ranks in the top 5% of military_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Texas Historic Sites Atlas. atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Texas Historic Sites Atlas. atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  2. 7d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → fort-sam-houston
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ro', 'ru', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: fort-sam-houston, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289931110|fort sam houston (#289931110)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  3. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap relation id → 3331083
    Located in → —
    Described by source → FortWiki, Reservation Map of Fort Sam Houston, Texas (NAID 137930297), Post of Fort Sam Houston, Texas (NAID 137930230) +9
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    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P402]]: 3331083, Adding OSM relation id claim from wikidata tag on relation/3331083 in United States"
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