Welcome to Dyson ...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. Dyson would have been located within present day Washington Parish<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dyson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. While the community is gone, the present day location for Dyson is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Dyson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Dyson was located: 985 Communities Also Named Dyson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dyson - they are located in Georgia and South Carolina (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dyson. Communities near Dyson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dyson.
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 Dyson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dyson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dyson. 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 Dyson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dyson. See our Newspapers Page for Dyson. Adding Dyson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dyson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dyson was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dyson. Footnotes ...
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