Upon promulgation of Gun-ku-cho-son Henseiho (Act for the alignment of local government system), Fushimi Ward was established in 1879, and the wards Nos. 3 and 4 of the above four wards were divided into two respectively, resulting in the establishment of six kumi (unit), with each unit being called 'Fushimi kumi No. X.'
郡区町村編制法公布に伴い、明治12年（1879年）伏見区が設置され、上記の4区のうち第3・4区が各2分割されて6組が設置され、「伏水第○組」と称するようになった。