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TYE,
TEXAS
AKA
Tebo, Texas or Hines, Texas
Taylor
County, Texas Panhandle
/ West Texas
32°27'12"N 99°52'1"W (32.453324, -99.866993)
Highway 84, and FM 707
8 Miles W of Abilene
Just N of Dyess Air Force Base
ZIP code 79563
Area code 325
Population: 1,333 Est. (2019)
1,242 (2010) 1,158 (2000) 1,088 (1990)
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School ground
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, October, 2007 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
The
town was first named Tebo by the Texas and Pacific Railroad when it
built through in 1881.
Early settlers included the John J. Hinds family who had the local
school named after them. A post office was granted in 1899 and took
the name of the school.
In 1901 the name was changed to Tye, after postmaster John P. Tye,
who also served the community as a Methodist minister. The population
was still a meager 40 in the mid 1920s and it took 20 more years for
it to reach 100.
During World War
II, Tye field (which was once Abilene’s airport) was constructed
just south of town. For the Korean War, the field was enlarged and
the runway expanded and resurfaced. It was reactivated as Abilene
Air Force Base in 1956 before being renamed Dyess Air Force Base.
The 1960 population was 521 in 1960, 857 in 1970, and 1,088 in 1990. |
Tye Fire Department
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, October, 2007 |
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