Rylie, Dallas, Texas
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| Latitude | 32.6906872 324126N |
| Longitude | -96.6374939 0963815W |
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| GNIS FID | 1378999 |
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Rylie was the original land grant of J. R. Rylie, who settled in the area as early as 1855. The community had been established by the 1870s. In 1881 the Texas trunk line had been established through Rylie. A post office opened in 1883. By 1885 Rylie had become a point of shipping for cordwood and cotton. By the same year the community had 25 residents, two churches, one school, and a general store. In 1900 the community had 50 residents. By 1914 Rylie's population had increased to 64. By the same year Rylie had a general store and telephone service. The population had decreased to 30 by 1925. The post office closed by 1930. During that year the community moved from a site on the railroad to a new site along U.S. Highway 175, .25 miles (0.40 km) to the northeast of the original location. By the late 1940s the population increased to 180 and the community had eight businesses. The population growth continued into the 1960s. In 1965 the community had 950 people; this was the last time Rylie's population was reported in the Texas Almanac.
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Matthew Hayes Nall
Rylie was at the intersection of Loop 635 and Rylie Road, between State highways 175 and 20 on the Southern Pacific line eleven miles southeast of Dallas in southeastern Dallas County. It was on the original land grant of J. R. Rylie, who as early as 1855 had settled in the area. By the 1870s the community had been established. The Texas Trunk line was completed through Rylie in 1881, and in 1883 the community secured a post office; this office was discontinued after 1930. By 1885 Rylie was a shipping point for cordwood and cotton and had a general store, a school, two churches, and a population of twenty-five. At that time H. B. Cox was the postmaster and railroad agent. Five years later the community reported a population of fifty. By 1914 Rylie had sixty-four residents, a general store, and telephone service, but by 1925 the number of residents had dropped to thirty. In 1930 Rylie moved from its original site on the railroad to a new location a quarter mile northeast on State Highway 175. By the late 1940s the community had grown to eight businesses and a population of 180. This growth continued well into the 1960s as Rylie developed into a suburb of Dallas. In 1965, the last year the community was listed in the Texas Almanac, its population was reported as 950. Rylie was still labeled on the 1981 county highway map.
Handbook of Texas Online, Matthew Hayes Nall, “Rylie, TX”
