Welcome to Dwyer ...
So far, we found very little information about Dwyer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dwyer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dwyer, please Contact Us.
Dwyer would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dwyer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dwyer is 5,200 feet [1,585 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dwyer is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dwyer was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Dwyer was located: 575
Communities Also Named Dwyer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dwyer - they are located in Mississippi, Missouri, 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.
- Bayard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <5>
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Santa Clara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Santa Clara is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Hurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <5>
- Old Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Whitewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Grant County
- Santa Rita ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
- Santa Rita is located in Grant County
- Cobre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
- Cobre is located in Grant County
- Mimbres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimbres
- Mimbres is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mimbres <5>
- Vanadium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Vanadium is located in Grant County
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.
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.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Dwyer post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dwyer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
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 Dwyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dwyer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |