Dyer (TN): Profile

Welcome to Dyer County ...

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

The community of Dyersburg is the Seat for Dyer County.

Dyer County was founded in 1823.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dyer had a population of 37,122 people. This is a decrease of 3.16% since the last Census (which gave a population of 38,335 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dyer represented 0.6% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Dyer County:

Dyersburg
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Dyersburg
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg<2>
Newbern
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,230 people
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern<2>
Trimble
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Trimble

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Tennessee
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla

Websites specific to Dyer County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Lake County
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- Obion County
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- Gibson County
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- Crockett County
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- Lauderdale County
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- Mississippi County
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- Pemiscot County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Dyer County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Dyer County

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.