Kirbyville is located north of
Beaumont toward
Jasper along US 96 near the Sabine River and the Texas/Louisiana state line.
In Jasper County, it is also near Big Thicket National Preserve.
In 1990 it reported sixty-six businesses and a population of 1,952 and served as a trade center for Jasper and Newton counties. Residents were self-employed in small businesses or commuted to out-of-town jobs at the Evadale papermill, the plywood mill at Fawil in Newton County, or the chemical and petrochemical plants in the Beaumont and Orange areas.
