Kirbyville (1968)

(May 1, 1895) Named for John Henry Kirby, attorney, railroad builder, and timber, lumber, and oil king. With R. P. Allen, Kirby founded the town when their railroad-- Gulf, Beaumont, & Kansas City-- reached this point. Since 1904 city has also been terminus of the Jasper & Eastern Railroad. A major business, Kirby Lumber Co. Sawmill (acquired in 1903), burned in 1917. City has been an area of timber conservation work since 1926; State Forest No. 1 is located 3 miles east. Today city is a trade center for Jasper and Newton counties and has electric power concerns.

Kirbyville is a historical marker in Kirbyville, Jasper County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Jasper County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 104 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.6617, -93.8905 near Kirbyville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kirbyville Church (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Kirbyville, Friendship, and Davis Cemetery at Bulah Springs.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5241010456. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.