North Austin Civic Association in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Fiskville
Photographed by Keith Peterson, July 29, 2007
1. Fiskville Marker
Two area pioneers were Josiah Fisk, who arrived in 1846, and Edward Zimmerman, who came in 1854; both brought their families to the farming lands outside Austin. Zimmerman became the first Postmaster in 1873, when more than 150 people lived in Fiskville, a dispersed agricultural community along Little Walnut Creek. Most residents were farmers, but the settlement also supported several businesses. These included gins belonging to G.W. Corzine (Cazine), a former slave, and to Andrew Payton. The community and its schools eventually became part of Austin. The Fiskville Cemetery, Zimmermans 1854 home and area street names serve as links to the early farming settlement.
Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13095.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
Location. 30° 21.461′ N, 97° 42.043′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in North Austin Civic Association. It is at the intersection of Payton Gin Road and North Lamar Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Payton Gin Road. Facing Peyton Gin Rd. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8830 N Lamar Boulevard, Austin TX 78753, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas. It is also in the American South. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Old Zimmerman Home (approx. 0.9 miles away); 700 Year Old Live Oak
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Another marker is no longer nearby. First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Austin (was approx. 2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Fiskville. Article by Travis County Historical Commission (Submitted on December 27, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas.)
Photographed by Richard Denney, September 11, 2016
2. Fiskville Marker
Wider view of marker with Little Walnut Creek in the rear.
Photographed by Keith Peterson, July 29, 2007
3. Edward Zimmerman Home
Photographed by Richard Denney, September 11, 2016
4. Little Walnut Creek
View of Little Walnut Creek looking northwest up the creek from N Lamar.
Photographed by Richard Denney, September 11, 2016
5. Little Walnut Creek
View southeast down creek from Payton Gin Road.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 9, 2025
6. Fiskville Marker
Marker inside Heron Hollow pocket park
Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 3,632 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 26, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 2. submitted on September 11, 2016, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. 3. submitted on June 22, 2011, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 4, 5. submitted on September 11, 2016, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. 6. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
