Many believe it was named after a crew foreman. The actual origin of the name "Clyde" is not known.
Along with the railroad came more settlers, homes, and work. It started with only a boxcar, then later a station was added. All their belongings were still as they had left them when they returned a few months later. In their quick decision to stay, they simply left their belongings under a tree while they traveled to get the rest of their belongings for their new home. Estes and he had stopped only to rest, but soon decided to stay. When he first came, he didn't plan on staying.
Estes who came all the way from Fort Worth. Among the first settlers were people such as R. Shephard built a log cabin, the first residence, around this time. The first settlers came to Clyde around 1876. ( February 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.