Austonio in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 26, 2023

1. Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms Marker

Inscription. One of the community's pioneer settlers, Samuel Cartmill Hiroms (1836-1920) was born in Polk County. His parents were among Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" colonists. Hiroms taught school and served as Polk County surveyor. He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865). After his first wife died, he married Emily Ann Johnston (1853-1948) in 1869 and moved his family to Houston County. In 1878 Hiroms settled here in the Creek community, which later became Austinio. He received land for his teaching services and was an early leader in the Methodist church.

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11199.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 31° 10.967′ N, 95° 38.398′ W. Marker is in Austonio, Texas, in Houston County. It is on State Highway 21 ¼ mile Farm to Market Road 1280. The marker is 0.3 miles west of Austonio on SH 21. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crockett TX 75835, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Old Block House (approx. ¼ mile away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also

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named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 3.2 miles away); William Calvert Hallmark (approx. 4.9 miles away); Bynum Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Collin Aldrich (approx. 5.7 miles away); a different marker also named Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 6.2 miles away); Porter Springs Community and Cemetery (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austonio.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 26, 2023

2. Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,003 times since then and 141 times this year. Last updated on April 3, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.