Official Name: | Vandyke, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Vandyke |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Comanche |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1,230 |
Coordinates: | 31.9724°N -98.5609°W |
Area Code: | 325 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1379207 |
Vandyke is an unincorporated community located in Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000.
The community was named for Van Dyke Frost. A post office was established at Vandyke in 1903 and remained in operation until 1905. The community also had a church in operation. Its population was estimated as 15 in 1933, 30 in 1939, and 20 from 1980 through 2000.[1]
Vandyke is located on Texas State Highway 16 in north-central Comanche County.[1]
Van Dyke Frost donated land for a school to be built in the early 1870s.[1] Today, the community is served by the Comanche Independent School District.