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Welcome to Dwyer ...

Dwyer is located in Sunflower County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dwyer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Dwyer is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dwyer: 662

Communities Also Named Dwyer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dwyer - they are located in Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Dwyer ...

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

  • Cleveland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
  • Indianola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Moorhead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
    • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Itta Bena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Shaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Drew
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
    • Drew is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <4>
  • Inverness
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Inverness is located in Sunflower County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
  • Renova
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Boyle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dwyer ...

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

Adding Dwyer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dwyer post office opened in 1908.

We also found Dwyer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dwyer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Sunflower, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dwyer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/