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RYE, TEXAS

In NE Liberty County, Texas Gulf Coast / East Texas

State Highway 146 and FM 787
N of Liberty the county seat
60 miles NW of Beaumont
Population: 76 (2000)

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Rye Texas highway sign
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, August 2007

History in a Pecan Shell

Settlement dates from the 1850s but things didn’t get rolling until the arrival of the railroad around the turn of the (20th) century. M.C. Rye is the town’s namesake. The town’s post office dates to 1902.

During the 1940s Rye only had a population of 60 – most of them employed in the lumber business. By the mid 1980s it had grown to 76 – the figure that is still given for the 2000 census.

Rye, East Texas - Logging truck
Logging truck
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, August 2007

Rye, Texas Forum

Subject: Old hardware store in Rye
I'm trying to find information about an old hardware store that was in Rye in the 1970s. I remember that the floor was unfinished wood, the counter was on the right as you walk in, and there were spinner racks slightly to the left and a few aisles. I know that Rye isn't very big, my dad used to joke that one side of the sign said, "Entering Rye" and the other side said, "Leaving Rye." I am longing for some information about that little store, if there is anyone around who knows about it, has a photo, anything, it would make my day. I have such fond memories of going there with my Grandpa. - Bonnie, June 22, 2023

Subject: Old Cemeteries

There are two cemeteries on both sides of county road 2148. I think they or from when there were lumber mills here. County road is between Rye and Romayor. I believe the land is owned by Timber Companys. - Billy Johnson, February 24, 2015

TX  Liberty County  1907 Postal Map
Liberty County 1907 postal map showing Rye
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Rye, Texas Nearby Towns:
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