The community of Hye, first known as Rocky Creek, was settled by mostly German and Anglo American families in the 1860s. Mississippi native Hiram G. “Hye” Brown became the first postmaster in 1886 and the namesake for the new post office. . . . — — Map (db m307901) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m212042) HM
