The original European settlers in the mid-19th century used the area for farming, but coal was discovered south of what would become
Outtrim railway station in 1892. The Outtrim and
Jumbunna coal fields developed in the mid-1890s, with access to the markets for the coal being established via the
Outtrim railway line. A Masonic Lodge opened in 1908. It met in
Korumburra from 1919 after its own premises were destroyed by fire. When coal production declined and then ceased with the closing of the mines in 1914, the population dwindled very quickly, with many moving to
Wonthaggi where a large mine opened in 1909. Successive fires in 1912 and 1913 destroyed much of the town. By the 1940s, only a small number of companies remained working the mines in the area. By the 1980s, the township of Outtrim had virtually disappeared, with only a few buildings remaining in the town area and the land returned to farming. The land around Outtrim is largely cleared of native vegetation and is used for agriculture, including dairying. ==Cemetery==