Organized in Burdett schoolhouse in 1856 with 10 members. First pastor was the Rev. R.B. Burleson.
Stone for the original structure was quarried locally. Lumber was hauled by ox-wagons from Bastrop.
In early days, building served as schoolho…
Two area pioneers were Josiah Fisk, who arrived in 1846, and Edward Zimmerman, who came in 1854; both brought their families to the farming lands outside Austin. Zimmerman became the first Postmaster in 1873, when more than 150 people lived in Fis…