Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Lumberton, Texas, in Hardin County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lumberton is held at the county jail, run by the Hardin County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Lumberton
The county jail, run by the Hardin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lumberton, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hardin County Sheriff's Office at hardincountysheriff.com/jail-info (page title: JAIL INFO), phone 409-246-5100, 300 West Monroe Street - Kountze, TX 77625, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 409-246-5100.
The Hardin County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 180 people on an average day, up from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 196 beds, and it is running at 90 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hardin County has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hardin County Jail
The Hardin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lumberton (filed by the FBI as Lumberton Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Lumberton.
The FBI's agency list also places six other agencies in Hardin County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Hardin County Sheriff's Office's 655 for 2025, Lumberton's 527 for 2025 and Silsbee's 341 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Hardin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,597 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Lumberton arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Hardin County serves the sentence in a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, whose inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Lumberton?
Ask the Hardin County Sheriff's Office at 409-246-5100; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hardincountysheriff.com/jail-info.
How many people are in the Hardin County jail?
About 180 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 196 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hardin County jail?
409-246-5100, the number on the page of the Hardin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hardin County go?
To a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; its inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Is this the official Lumberton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.