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Introduction ...

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 Dyer (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 Dyer. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Dyer is located in Esmeralda County.

To see how the shape of Nevada's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Esmeralda County: Inyo (CA), Mono (CA), Mineral & Nye.

Below are the counties that are near Dyer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dyer:

  • Esmeralda County     (The home county of Dyer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
    • Nivloc ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nivloc
      • Nivloc is located in Esmeralda County
    • Blair ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Esmeralda County
    • Silver Peak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
      • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
    • Coaldale ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
      • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
      • Coaldale has also been known as:
      • Coaldale Junction
    • Blair Junction ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
      • Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
  • Mineral County
    • Mount Montgomery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Montgomery
      • Mount Montgomery is located in Mineral County
  • Inyo County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
    • Deep Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
      • Deep Springs is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Laws
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
      • Laws is located in Inyo County (CA)
      • Former name for Laws:
      • Bishop Depot
    • Owensville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owensville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
      • Owensville is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Poleta ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poleta
      • Poleta is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Bigelow ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigelow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Bishop
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Inyo County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <3>
    • Dixon Lane - Meadow Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brockmans Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockmans Corner
      • Brockmans Corner is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Sunland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland
      • Sunland is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • West Bishop ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bishop
      • West Bishop is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Oteys Sierra Village ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oteys Sierra Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oteys Sierra Village
      • Oteys Sierra Village is located in Inyo County (CA)
  • Mono County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.
    • Hammil
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammil
      • Hammil is located in Mono County (CA)
    • Chalfant Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfant Valley
      • Chalfant Valley is located in Mono County (CA)
    • Montgomery City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
      • Montgomery City is located in Mono County (CA)
    • Benton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton Hot Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Hot Springs
      • Benton Hot Springs is located in Mono County (CA)
    • Mesa Camp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Camp
      • Mesa Camp is located in Mono County (CA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dyer, see our County-by-County Page for Dyer.

Newspapers Published in Dyer ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dyer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dyer, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dyer.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Dyer:

Cemeteries Near Dyer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dyer.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dyer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dyer had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dyer, with the one closest to Dyer listed first.

  • Hammil
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammil
    • Hammil is located in Mono County (CA)
  • Laws
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
    • Laws is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Former name for Laws:
    • Bishop Depot
  • Silver Peak
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
    • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
  • Benton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bishop
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Inyo County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dyer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dyer.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dyer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dyer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6675, Longitude: -118.0663    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Dyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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