R. M. Keith, agent of the Central Coal and Coke Company in Kansas City, Missouri, began buying virgin timber in the fall of 1899.

Lumber to construct the new mill was cut by a small sawmill purchased in early 1901 from J. H. Ratcliff.

Ratcliff Lake, now a United States Department of Interior recreational site, was the millpond for the Four C. The Texas Southeastern Railroad laid track from Lufkin to haul out the lumber.

Eastham Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men, is located in an unincorporated area in the county.

Texas State Highway Loop 304 circles the city of Crockett.

The Crockett Depot, built in 1909, has been restored and now serves as the Houston County Museum.

Houston County Airport (KDKR), located 3 miles east of Crockett on SH 7, features a 4,000-foot runway.

Demand and response public transportation within Houston County is provided by Brazos Transit District.

[17] Bromberg_Mendel.htm in Aldrich, Armistead Albert, History of Houston County, Texas, Together with Biographical Sketches of Many Pioneers and Later Citizens of Said County, Who Have Made Notable Contributions to its Development and Progress, San Antonio: The Naylor Company, 1943.