Welcome to Ayers ...

Ayers is located in Dyer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ayers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Ayers is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Ayers and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Ayers: (731)

Websites for Ayers ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ayers, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Ayers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ayers - they are located in Florida, Illinois (3), Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ayers ...

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

• Mengelwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
  • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
• Dyersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
  • Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <4>
• Blytheville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blytheville
  • Blytheville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blytheville <4>
• Caruthersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthersville
  • Caruthersville is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caruthersville <4>
• Hayti
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <4>
• Halls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <4>
• Steele
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
  • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
• Ridgely
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
  • Ridgely is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgely <4>
• Bruceville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
• Powells Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
  • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ayers ...

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

Adding Ayers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ayers post office opened in 1882.

We also found Ayers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ayers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/