Tye
“DIVERSIFY IN TYE”

After the Pacific Railroad laid its track through the country, the town site was known as the switch of TEBO. Shortly after the track was laid, along came a Methodist circuit rider, the Rev. John Tye, who also served as the first Postmaster. In his honor the name was changed from TEBO to TYE. In 1882 Indian Creek near Tye offered a picturesque setting to those who came seeking a home. The area was ranch land with longhorn cattle, deer, and jackrabbits skitting through the scrub mesquites. There were well-populated prairie dog towns, roadrunners and rattlesnakes when the stouthearted pioneers came to settle. Indeed, the early settlers found here a wild, regal beauty in spite of the wind, dust and drought. Water was almost as scarce as hen’s teeth, as an old timer would say. Located just 6 miles west of Abilene on I-20, Tye was incorporated in 1954. Tye City Hall, PO Box 369, Tye TX 79561, 325-695-8253, cselden@cityoftyeedc.org

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