Details for Old Hardin
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5199011153
Data
| Marker Number | 11153 |
| Atlas Number | 5199011153 |
| Marker Title | Old Hardin |
| Index Entry | Hardin, Old |
| Address | |
| City | Kountze |
| County | Hardin |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 370549 |
| UTM Northing | 3358487 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns; counties |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | off FM 326, 3 mi. south of Kountze |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 20" x 20" |
| Marker Text | Founded 1859 as first county seat of Hardin County, created in 1858. Prospered until bypassed by Sabine & East Texas Railroad in 1881. A fire of suspicious origin razed the Courthouse here on Aug. 8, 1886. In an 1887 election, Kountze, on the railroad, was named the county seat. |