| Marker Number |
9309 |
| Atlas Number |
5491009309 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Neusser (Naizerville) |
| Index Entry |
|
| Address |
FM 971 |
| City |
Weir |
| County |
Williamson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
639354 |
| UTM Northing |
3395559 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns; Czech immigrants/immigration; settlements; ghost towns |
| Marker Year |
1992 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
FM 971, S side 200 feet E of CR 156, 2.5 mi. E of Weir |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Moravian immigrant Johann Neusser (Jan Naizer) came to Texas in 1872 and settled in Fayette County. In 1881, he and a number of fellow immigrants moved their families to this area. The Georgetown and Granger Railroad Company built a line through Neusser's land in 1890, and soon a general store and dance hall were built near the rail line. Initially surveyed as Keliehor for another area landowner, the community officially was named Neusser in 1892 when a post office was established. The construction of a depot in nearby Granger led to the demise of Neusser by the early 1900s. (1992) |
