Kountze in Hardin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
"Old" Hardin
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 26, 2024
1. Hardin Marker
Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 11153.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is August 8, 1886.
Location. 30° 20.798′ N, 94° 20.81′ W. Marker is in Kountze, Texas, in Hardin County. It can be reached from Old Courtsquire near Langston Loop. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kountze TX 77625, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also in the American 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hardin County (approx. 2.3 miles away); Courthouses of Hardin County (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hooks Abstract Company (approx. 2.4 miles away); Kirby-Hill House (approx. 2½ miles away); First Baptist Church of Kountze (approx. 2½ miles away); Pine Lodge No. 642, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 2½ miles away); General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A. (approx. 2½ miles away); First United Methodist Church of Kountze (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kountze.
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Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 26, 2024
2. Hardin Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
