Kirbyville in Jasper County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Town of Kirbyville
Site of Town Lot Auction, May 1, 1895 for Town of Kirbyville
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1. Town of Kirbyville Marker
Named for John Henry Kirby, attorney, railroad builder, and timber, lumber, and oil king.
With R. P. Allen, Kirby founded the town when their railroad-- Gulf, Beaumont, & Kansas City-- reached this point. Since 1904 city has also been terminus of the Jasper & Eastern Railroad.
A major business, Kirby Lumber Co. Sawmill (acquired in 1903), burned in 1917. City has been an area of timber conservation work since 1926; State Forest No. 1 is located 3 miles east.
Today city is a trade center for Jasper and Newton counties and has electric power concerns.
Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 10456.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1895.
Location. 30° 39.631′ N, 93° 53.435′ W. Marker is in Kirbyville, Texas, in Jasper County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and South Kaysee Avenue, on the right on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kirbyville TX 75956, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of the First Kirbyville Church (about 700 feet
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Call (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
July 4, 2019
2. Town of Kirbyville Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 810 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2019. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
