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Welcome to Birome ...

Birome is located

Birome is located in Hill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birome, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Birome is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Birome lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Birome: 254

Communities near Birome ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birome.

  • Bellmead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacy - Lakeview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
  • Northcrest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
  • Hubbard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gholson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gholson is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Coolidge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Dawson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hallsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Birome. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birome.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birome. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birome.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birome. See our Newspapers Page for Birome.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birome ...

Looking for more information about Birome? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Birome, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birome.

Adding Birome to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birome in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Birome was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Birome post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birome.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birome - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/