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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dyson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dyson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dyson, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dyson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dyson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Dyson is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilkes County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkes County: Elbert, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Dyson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dyson:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Dyson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Tignall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rayle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lundberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Tyrone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Silk Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Elberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Goss
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dewy Rose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bowman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Daniel Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Durham Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Dooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Hartwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Hesters Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lincolnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Carlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Comer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Colbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Palmetto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Veribest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxeys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Carters Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Raytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crawfordville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- Cadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Calhoun Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lowndesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Secession
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Abbeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Antreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Cana ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Level Land
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Due West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Iva
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <2>
- Starr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Deans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deans is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Holland Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Greenwood County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verdery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- McCormick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plum Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dyson, see our County-by-County Page for Dyson.
Cemeteries Near Dyson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dyson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dyson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dyson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cades Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Universalist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mallorysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tates Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Tignall Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall Baptist Cemetery
- The Tignall Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tignall Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunters Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Dyson itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dyson, with the one closest to Dyson listed first.
- Broad
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Broad is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad
- Danburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danburg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
- Tignall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stansell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stansell is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansell
- Hester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hester is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Calhoun Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heardmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heardmont is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heardmont
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bessie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bessie is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Calhoun Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Vesta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vesta is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Anon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anon is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dyson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dyson.
Newspapers Published in Dyson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dyson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dyson, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dyson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dyson:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elbert County
- Greene County
- Hart County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McDuffie County
- Oglethorpe County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dyson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dyson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |