Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms

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. (1978)

Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms is a historical marker in Austinio, Houston County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.1828, -95.6400 near Austinio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Old Block House (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hickory Grove, Creek Cemetery, and Georgia Camp Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225011199. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.