Birome ( ) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in south central
Hill County in
Central Texas. It is located approximately fifteen miles south of
Hillsboro, at the intersection of
FM 308 and County Road 3238.
Birome was founded in 1910 when the
International-Great Northern Railroad was extended to that point. The town's name is an amalgamation of Bickham and Jerome Cartwright, brothers who owned the original town site.
Birome had an estimated population of thirty-one in 2000. Area students attend school in the nearby town of
Penelope
Penelope ( ; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπεια, ''Pēnelópeia'', or el, Πηνελόπη, ''Pēnelópē'') is a character in Homer's ''Odyssey.'' She was the queen of Ithaca and was the daughter of Spartan king Icarius and naiad Periboea. Pe ...
(
Penelope ISD).
References
External links
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Birome Centennial Celebration 1910 - 2010
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Unincorporated communities in Hill County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas