Field's Store Community

Settlers began arriving in this vicinity prior to the Civil War. In the early 1870s Druey Holland Field (1809-72) and his wife Caroline (Perry) (1837-76) opened a general store in the area, and the small agricultural settlement that soon developed became known as Field's Store community. A center of business for the surrounding rural area, the settlement was the site of a school, post office, brick kiln, blacksmith shop, cotton gin and other businesses. Also known as New Hope community, it retains a sense of identity that reflects its early role as the nucleus of pioneer settlement.

Field's Store Community is a historical marker in Hempstead vicinity, Waller County. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.1649, -95.9243 near Hempstead vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fields Store Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jones, Sheffield, and Blumberg.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473009382. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.