Silsbee is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. This city is one hundred and three miles northeast of Houston. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.
Silsbee was first referred to as “Mill Town” when the site was reached by the Gulf, Beaumont, and Kansas City Railway in 1894. The town was renamed in recognition of Nathaniel Silsbee, an investor from Boston, Massachusetts, who helped provide funds for the railway. The railroad was a project of John Henry Kirby, who established the Kirby Lumber Company in the city. This business was the main employer and strength of the Silsbee economy from the city’s beginning
