Dye, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
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Dye is an unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States.[1] 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.[2]
Geography
Dye is located on a spur off Farm to Market Road 3206, 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Montague in southeastern Montague County.[2]
Education
Today, the community is served by the Forestburg Independent School District.