Welcome to Dye ...

Dye is located in Platte County<1>.

The location of Dye has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Dye is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dye lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dye is located in the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Dye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dye - they are located in Georgia, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dye.

Communities near Dye ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dye.

• Saint Joseph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Leavenworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Lansing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Smithville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Atchison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
• Platte City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
  • Platte City is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <4>
• Weston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
• Gower
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
  • Gower is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <4>
• Wathena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <4>
• Elwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dye.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dye. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dye.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dye. See our Newspapers Page for Dye.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dye ...

Looking for more information about Dye? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dye, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dye.

Adding Dye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dye in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dye was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dye post office opened in 1888.

We also found Dye in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dye.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dye. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/