Marker Inscription
Founded near home and stage stand of Valentine Hoch on old Austin - Indianola Road, 1856. In 1864, German Methodist Church was built; post office opened 1869. County's first Protestant church (organized 1841 on Cuero Creek by J. M. Baker and James N. Smith) moved here in 1882 as Hochheim Presbyterian Church. The Baptist church was founded later (1923). Concrete Lodge No. 182, A. F. & A. M. (Chartered 1856 with F. J. Lynch, first worshipful master), became Hochheim Lodge, 1884, buying (1885) upper story of schoolhouse for Lodge Hall; in 1921 bought lower story, housing school until 1938.
About this site
Hochheim is a historical marker in Hochheim, DeWitt County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in DeWitt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3018, -97.2929 near Hochheim. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cuero I Archeological District (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hochheim Cemetery, Stagecoach Inn, and Stagecoach Inn, 1856.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5123002502. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
