Marker Inscription
A guide for Indians and early settlers, this table-shaped stone in the middle of Brushy Creek once marked an important low-water wagon crossing. Hundred-year-old wheel ruts are still visible in the creek bottom. The rocky stream bed also provided building stone for pioneer homes. "Brushy Creek" post office was established in 1851 to serve the settlement that grew up near this natural ford. At the urging of postmaster Thomas C. Oatts, it was renamed "Round Rock" in 1854. This name was retained when the town relocated along the railroad (1 mi. E) in 1877. (1975)
About this site
The Round Rock is a historical marker in Round Rock, Williamson County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 237 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 430 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5132, -97.6894 near Round Rock. The nearest cataloged historic site is MacNabb Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Inn at Brushy Creek, Owen, William M., House Complex, and Round Rock Post Office and William M. Owen House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5491009330. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
