Welcome to Dwight ...

Dwight is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dwight, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Dwight is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dwight lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dwight is within the boundaries of the (251) area code.

Communities Also Named Dwight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Dwight - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dwight.

Communities near Dwight ...

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

• Citronelle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
  • Citronelle is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citronelle <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Leakesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
  • Leakesville is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <4>
• McIntosh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <4>
• Deer Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Washington County
• Sims Chapel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
  • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
• Vinegar Bend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
  • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
• Gulfcrest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
  • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
• Fairford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
  • Fairford is located in Washington County
• Brown Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)

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 Dwight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dwight.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dwight. 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 Dwight.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dwight ...

Looking for more information about Dwight? 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 Dwight, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dwight.

Adding Dwight to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dwight 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 Dwight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dwight post office opened in 1896.

We also found Dwight on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dwight.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/