Hardin County was formed in 1858 from parts of Liberty and Jefferson counties. It was named for five brothers: Augustine, Benjamin, Franklin, Milton, and William Hardin, who were early settlers in Liberty County. A town named Hardin was settled, which was the first county seat of Hardin County, but the railroads laid their tracks so as to miss Hardin by a couple of miles. The railroad promoters, ... [MORE] Batson@ (4) Kountze@ (12) Lumberton@ (16) Rose Hill Acres@ (2) Saratoga@ (3) Silsbee@ (11) Sour Lake@ (10) Thicket@ (2) Village Mills@ (3) Votaw@ (2) 1. Amphibians and Reptiles in Hardin County - Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection list of species found in the county. 2. Hardin County LawHaus - Hardin County, Texas is a wonderful place to live. Includes federal, state, and local law enforcement links. 3. Hardin County QuickFacts - US Census Bureau - Population, demographic, and housing information from census. Link to Tiger map of the county. 4. The Political Graveyard: Hardin County, Tex. - Provides population, land area, and county information. 5. Handbook of Texas Online - Current and historical information about Hardin County. 6. Wildwood Resort City - Residential resort community located in Hardin county, near the Big Thicket National Preserve in the Piney Woods of Texas, northwest of Beaumont and two hours from Houston.

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