Kountze in Hardin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Hooks Abstract Company

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, July 23, 2011

1. Hooks Abstract Company Marker

Inscription. Established in 1902, the Hooks Abstract Company is thought to be the oldest continuously operating business in Hardin County. Named for its major investor J.B. Hooks, the company initially provided land ownership research for oil and timber companies. Co-founder Amos Rich operated the company until 1906 when J.A. McKim, Sr., assumed management of the firm. In the 1950s title insurance services were added by J.A. McKim, Jr., and his wife, who purchased the business in the 1960s. Their son succeeded them, changing the name of the firm to Hooks Title and Abstract Co.

Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11157.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 30° 22.05′ N, 94° 18.942′ W. Marker is in Kountze, Texas, in Hardin County. It is on Crocker Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 245 Crocker Street, Kountze TX 77625, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle.

It is also

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hardin County (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Courthouses of Hardin County (about 400 feet away); First Baptist Church of Kountze (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kirby-Hill House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pine Lodge No. 642, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A. (approx. ¼ mile away); First United Methodist Church of Kountze (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Kountze Baptist College (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kountze.

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, July 23, 2011

2. Hooks Abstract Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2011, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 999 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2011, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.