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Named for Hiram ("Hye") Brown, founder of store, in 1880. Post office established 1886. Present store with Bavarian metalwork built in 1904. Owned by Deike family since 1923. At age four, Lyndon B. Johnson, future U.S. President, mailed a letter here- a postal customer for first time in his life. Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien was sworn into cabinet of President Johnson at this post office in 1965. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.
Hye Post Office is a historical marker in Hye, Blanco County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Blanco County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 59 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2425, -98.5702 near Hye. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brown Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rocky Creek Cemetery, Unknown Grave, and Post Oak Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5031002607. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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