Welcome to Dyesville ...

Dyesville is located in Meigs County<1>.

The location of Dyesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dyesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Dyesville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dyesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Dyesville: (740)

Communities near Dyesville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dyesville.

• Athens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Wellston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <4>
• Point Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <4>
• Middleport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Pomeroy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• McArthur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
• New Haven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Chauncey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Chauncey is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
• Mason
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Albany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dyesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dyesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dyesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dyesville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dyesville. See our Newspapers Page for Dyesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dyesville ...

Looking for more information about Dyesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dyesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dyesville.

Adding Dyesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dyesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dyesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dyesville post office opened in 1884.

We also found Dyesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dyesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dyesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/