Welcome to Dyson ...

Dyson is located in Greenwood County<1>.

The location of Dyson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dyson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Dyson is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dyson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Dyson is located in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Dyson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Dyson: This one is located in Greenwood County and the other is located in Edgefield County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 3 communities that are also named Dyson - they are located in Georgia and Louisiana.

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.

• Greenwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Newberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <4>
• Saluda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Saluda is located in Saluda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <4>
• Ninety Six
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six
  • Ninety Six is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninety Six <4>
• Cross Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <4>
• Waterloo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Silverstreet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <4>
• Hodges
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
  • Hodges is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <4>
• Chappells
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappells
  • Chappells is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappells <4>
• Anglers Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
  • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dyson ...

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

Adding Dyson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dyson post office opened in 1881.

We also found Dyson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dyson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greenwood County: www.co.greenwood.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/