Dye, Texas Explained

Official Name:Dye, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Dye
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montague
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1,181
Coordinates:33.6206°N -97.6125°W
Area Code:940
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1384230

Dye is an unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000.

History

It was settled around 1880 and the community grew up around J. D. Bybee's general store. From 1884 to 1905, a branch of the post office was located in Dye. Throughout its existence, Dye has been a hub for local farmers. Its documented population has never exceeded 60, and there have been no population estimates available since the late 1940s through the 1990s. Three residences and a chapel were nearby in 1961. There was a cemetery indicated on the 1983 county highway map. 200 people lived there in 2000.

Geography

Dye is located on a spur off Farm to Market Road 3206, 10miles southeast of Montague in southeastern Montague County.

Education

Today, the community is served by the Forestburg Independent School District.