Fiskville

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, Zimmerman's 1854 home and area street names serve as links to the early farming settlement. (2005)

Fiskville is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 2004. It is one of 336 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 641 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.3578, -97.7009 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Old Zimmerman Home (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gethsemane Lutheran Church (1962), Fiskville Cemetery, and St. Paul's Baptist.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5453013095. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.