150 Years of History, 1876 to 2026Español
City of Hutto1501876 · 2026
150 Years of History, 1876 to 2026

Timeline

From the first peoples of the prairie to the 150th celebration. Tap any moment to visit its room.

  1. Ages agoGreat seas cover Central Texas. When they withdraw they leave the Balcones Escarpment, the Edwards Aquifer, and the Blackland Prairie's black soil.Our Land →
  2. 500 - 1800Native American tribes live on and care for the Central Texas plains, burning the prairie to favor the bison.The First Peoples →
  3. 1519Spanish explorers, missionaries, and conquistadors begin claiming parts of the Americas.Our Mexican Heritage →
  4. Early 1700sThe Comanche migrate across the plains into Texas and Oklahoma.The First Peoples →
  5. 1830 - 1833Mexico awards land grants northeast of Hutto to Pedro Jose Zarza, Jose Justo Liendo, and Miguel Davila.Our Mexican Heritage →
  6. 1837Morgan Calvin Hamilton arrives in Texas from Alabama and begins buying land grant certificates.First Settlers →
  7. 1843The first families settle along Brushy Creek. The community is named Shiloh.First Settlers →
  8. 1846 and 1848Two wagon trains of settlers arrive from Vermillion County, Illinois.First Settlers →
  9. 1848The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo sets the Rio Grande as the southern boundary of Texas.Our Mexican Heritage →
  10. 1850 and 1860Federal slave schedules record 9, then 70, enslaved people in Hutto-area households.Our Early Black Settlers →
  11. 1865Emancipation. The Freedmen's Bureau begins operations in Texas in September.Our Early Black Settlers →
  12. 1870Shiloh reaches more than 400 people, the largest settlement in Williamson County.First Settlers →
  13. 1873The International and Great Northern Railroad is formed.The Railroad →
  14. 1876In April the railroad buys right-of-way from 19 landowners, including James Emory Hutto. A station stop is established, and Hutto begins.The Railroad →
  15. 1877James Emory Hutto, Sr. becomes the town's first postmaster.The Southside →
  16. 1879The Hutto family begins selling Southside lots to merchants, blacksmiths, and craftsmen.The Southside →
  17. 1880Adam Orgain buys five acres on Brushy Creek for $125.Our Early Black Settlers →
  18. 1883The First Baptist Church of Hutto receives its lot on the Southside.The Southside →
  19. 1885The Tonkawa are relocated to the Indian Territory, present-day Oklahoma.The First Peoples →
  20. 1886In June a violent storm devastates the Southside. Hutto has been blown to pieces.The Southside →
  21. 1888The Railroad Addition is laid out north of the tracks.The Northside →
  22. 1892East Street becomes the primary business district.The Northside →
  23. 1900Tomas Villanueva crosses the Rio Grande and chooses Hutto for his family.Our Mexican Heritage →
  24. 1901 and 1902Fires destroy much of the east side of East Street.The Northside →
  25. 1906 and 1917Circus trains pass through Hutto from Taylor on their way to Austin.Hutto Hippos →
  26. 1908The REL Miller Addition completes Old Town Hutto.The Northside →
  27. 1910Hanstrom and Tinning open Hutto's first deep-water well. Hanstrom builds the first power plant.The Northside →
  28. 1911On July 17, Hutto is incorporated with about 800 residents. W. D. Holman is the first mayor.The Northside →
  29. 1913Tomas and Manuela Villanueva buy their home on Front Street.Our Mexican Heritage →
  30. About 1915Hutto Schools adopt the hippopotamus as their mascot, by some accounts.Hutto Hippos →
  31. Before 1943Students publish the Hippo Live Wire newsletter, which runs until May 1943.Hutto Hippos →
  32. 2026Hutto celebrates 150 years, 1876 to 2026.Hutto Hippos →