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Dyer County, Tennessee

Dyer County is a county located in the westernmost part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,801.[2] The county seat is Dyersburg.[3] Dyer County comprises the Dyersburg, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Not to be confused with Dyer, Tennessee.

Dyer County

 United States

 Tennessee

1823

Robert Henry Dyer, state legislator[1]

Dyersburg

Dyersburg

527 sq mi (1,360 km2)

512 sq mi (1,330 km2)

14 sq mi (40 km2)  2.7%

36,801 Decrease

75/sq mi (29/km2)

UTC−6 (Central)

UTC−5 (CDT)

8th

dyercounty.com

History[edit]

19th century[edit]

Dyer County was founded by a Private Act of Tennessee, passed on October 16, 1823.[4] The area was part of the territory in Tennessee that was previously legally recognized as belonging to the Chickasaw Native Americans as "Indian Lands".[5]

(north)

Lake County

(northeast)

Obion County

(east)

Gibson County

(southeast)

Crockett County

(south)

Lauderdale County

(southwest)

Mississippi County, Arkansas

(northwest)

Pemiscot County, Missouri

- established 1969.[26]

Dyersburg State Community College

- located in Newbern, established 1965.[27]

Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Northwest

Media[edit]

Newspapers[edit]

State Gazette – 3 days/week (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday); general news. The paper has served Dyersburg and Northwest Tennessee since 1865.

(county seat)

Dyersburg

National Register of Historic Places listings in Dyer County, Tennessee

Dyersburg-Dyer County Chamber of Commerce

Dyer County Schools

– genealogy resources

Dyer County, TNGenWeb

at Curlie

Dyer County

36°04′N 89°25′W / 36.06°N 89.41°W / 36.06; -89.41