Round Rock, County seat in Greater Austin, Texas
RoundRockisacityinTexaslocatedbetweentheflatprairiesoftheeastandtherollinghillsofthewestincentralTexas.Interstate35runsthroughthecentralareafromnorthtosouth.
Thesettlementbeganin1851whenimmigrantsfromSwedenestablishedacommunitynearBrushyCreek.Thearrivaloftherailroadin1876connectedtheplacetoAustinandspurredgrowth.
Thecitytakesitsnamefromasandcoloredlimestoneformationinthecreekbedthatfrontiersettlersusedasalandmark.Thisroundstoneisstillvisibleinthebrushy creekparktoday.
Thecityliesabout20miles(32kilometers)northofAustinalongInterstate35.TheareaprovidesaccesstoseveralparksforwalkingandcyclingthroughopenspaceS.
TheBrushyCreekcommunitystillhostsannualSwedishfestivalscelebratingtheScandinúavianrootsofthefrontiersettlers.Regionalfoodanddancereflecttheconnectiontothenineteenthcenturyeuropeanimmigrationwave.
Location: Travis County
Location: Williamson County
Inception: 1851
Elevation above the sea: 224 m
Website: http://roundrocktexas.gov
GPS coordinates: 30.51500,-97.67250
Latest update: December 4, 2025 19:02
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