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Welcome to Dickson ...Dickson is located in Wayne County<1>. The location of Dickson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Dickson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. Dickson is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Dickson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Dickson: (304) and (681)<4> Communities Also Named Dickson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Dickson: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Greenbrier County. Beyond West Virginia, there are 12 communities that are also named Dickson - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dickson. Communities near Dickson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dickson.
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 Dickson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dickson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dickson. 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 Dickson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dickson. See our Newspapers Page for Dickson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dickson ...Looking for more information about Dickson? 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 Dickson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dickson. Adding Dickson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dickson 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 Dickson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Dickson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dickson. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dickson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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