Founded 1910. One of five International and Great Northern Railway stations in southern Hill County. Important agricultural market. Named for Bickham and Jerome Cartwright, descendants of settler Matthew Cartwright, whose 1856 land patent included this townsite.
Birome
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Birome is a historical marker in Birome, Hill County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 104 historical markers documented in Hill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8139, -96.9639 near Birome. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mesquite Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Tobola, Cesko Narodni Hrbiton, and George Newton.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5217000415. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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