On the Fisher-Miller land grant three settlements of the German Emigration Company directed by Commissioner General John O. Meusebach began in 1847. Castell - only permanent settlement made by the company on the land grant. First permanent town in Llano County. Settled by pioneers from Fredericksburg. Leiningen - site three miles east, non-existent today. Bettina - located where Elm Creek enters Llano River. First communal settlement in Texas. Abandoned in less than a year when supplies ran out.