Welcome to Tye ...

The city of Tye is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Tye is located in Taylor County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tye has a population of 1,320 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Tye is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Tye: (325)

The ZIP code for Tye: 79563<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tye had an population of 1,320 people. This is an increase of 6.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tye had a population of 1,242 people. This makes Tye the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,242 people, the population of Tye increased 7.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,158 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tye.

Communities Also Named Tye ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tye - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Tye ...

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

• Abilene
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Abilene is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abilene <6>
• Merkel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkel
  • Merkel is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merkel <6>
• Tuscola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <6>
• Hawley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <6>
• Buffalo Gap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
  • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
• Trent
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
  • Trent is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <6>
• Impact
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Impact have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
  • Impact is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
• Stith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
  • Stith is located in Jones County
• Hamby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
  • Hamby is located in Taylor County

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 Tye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tye.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tye. 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 Tye.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tye ...

Looking for more information about Tye? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tye, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tye.

Adding Tye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tye 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 Tye was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tye post office opened in 1901.

We also found Tye mentioned on a train schedule titled The Texas & Pacific Railroad Employees' Time Table #49 (May 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tye.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Taylor County: www.taylorcountytexas.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/