COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1858

COUNTY NAMED FOR: The Hardin family of Liberty

COUNTY SEATS: Two - Hardin and Kountze.

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Herman and Augustus Kountze, financial backers of the Sabine and East Texas Railroad.

COURTHOUSES: Five - Hardin 1859, 1872; Kountze 1887, 1905, 1959.

STANDING: Two -

• 1887 Courthouse originally was a two-story structure, now serves as a law office across the street from the current courthouse.
• 1959 Modern structure of steel and masonry.
• Columns from the 1905 structure are displayed on the courthouse grounds.

ADDRESS: 300 W Monroe Street, Kountze, Texas