Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Dyer came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Dyer in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dyer. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Dyer data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Dyer:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Shell Oil Road Map for Indiana (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Dyer is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Dyer in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Dyer for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Dyer. See our Misc Page for Dyer for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Dyer:

Dyer was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)