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Birome, Texas

Location of Birome in the state of Texas

Birome (/bˈrm/ bye-ROHM) is an unincorporated community in south central Hill County in Central Texas, United States.[1] It is located approximately fifteen miles south of Hillsboro, at the intersection of FM 308 and County Road 3238.[2]

Birome was founded in 1910 when the International-Great Northern Railroad was extended to that point. The town's name is a portmanteau of Bickham and Jerome Cartwright, brothers who owned the original town site.[2]

Birome had an estimated population of thirty-one in 2000. Area students attend school in the nearby town of Penelope (Penelope ISD).

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birome, Texas
  2. ^ a b "Birome, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved February 4, 2009.

31°48′48″N 96°57′46″W / 31.81333°N 96.96278°W / 31.81333; -96.96278

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