DYE, TEXAS
AKA Dye Mound, Texas

Montague County, Central Texas North

Off FM 3206
About 10 Miles SE of Montague the county seat
Population: 200 (2000)

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Dye Mount Community Association
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

History in a Pecan Shell

Sometimes known as Dye Mound, the community was settled around 1880. A post office was granted in 1884 and remained open until 1905. No population figures are available for most of Dye’s history but it’s said that until recently, the town never had more than 60 people living there. The 2000 Census reported an all-time high of 200 residents.

Photographer's Note:
This is Dye, what there was of it. The old church is named Dye Mound but all the maps have it as Dye. Not much there. Couldn't even find the cemetery. - Barclay Gibson

Montague County TX 1907 Postal Map showing Dye (SE of Montague), Bowie, Belcherville, Nocona, Illinois Bend, Spanish Fort and Saint Jo
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Dye, Texas Nearby Towns:
Montague the county seat

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