Round Top, Texas
| Round Top, Texas | |
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Restored drug store of Edward Henkel, the town's first mayor
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| Motto: "Artful Escape" | |
 Location of Round Top, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 30°3′54″N 96°41′48″W / 30.06500°N 96.69667°WCoordinates: 30°3′54″N 96°41′48″W / 30.06500°N 96.69667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.95 sq mi (2.47 km2) |
| • Land | 0.95 sq mi (2.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 440 ft (134 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 90 |
| • Density | 94/sq mi (36.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 78954, 78961 |
| Area code(s) | 979 |
| FIPS code | 48-63524 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380945 |
Round Top is a town in Fayette County, Texas, United States. The population was 90 at the 2010 census.
As a part of the Stephen F. Austin colony, James Winn acquired 4,428 acres (17.9 km2; 6.9 sq mi) in 1831; the present townsite was included in this tract. The community was originally known as "Townsend", after early settler Nathaniel Townsend (whose original house still exists as the Texana Lodge). Later the town was renamed "Round Top", since the postmaster lived in a house with a round tower. Portions of Nassau Plantation were purchased by the Adelsverein, and settlement by German immigrants began 1845 to 1847; these settlers began buying up the local farms and the town lots.
Joel Walter Robison, a fighter in the Texas Revolution and later a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fayette County, was originally buried at the Florida Chapel Cemetery near Round Top but was re-interred in 1932 in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.
The Bethlehem Lutheran Church is the oldest active Lutheran church in Fayette County. Round Top is the smallest incorporated town in Texas with a full service public library, the Round Top Family Library; and the smallest incorporated town in Texas with a local historic district, land use and architectural controls.
Round Top is located in northeastern Fayette County at 30°3′54″N 96°41′48″W / 30.06500°N 96.69667°W (30.065060, -96.696614). It sits on a hill between Cummins Creek to the southwest and Rocky Creek to the east, tributaries of the Colorado River. The elevation in the center of Round Top is 439 feet (134 m) above sea level. Texas State Highway 237 passes through the center of town, leading northeast 22 miles (35 km) to Brenham and southwest 16 miles (26 km) to La Grange, the Fayette County seat.
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