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.

Dye, Texas
Dye is located in Texas
Dye
Dye
Dye is located in the United States
Dye
Dye
Coordinates: 33°37′14″N 97°36′45″W / 33.62056°N 97.61250°W / 33.62056; -97.61250
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMontague
Elevation
1,181 ft (360 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code940
GNIS feature ID1384230[1]

History

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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

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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

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

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