Welcome to Dyers Ferry ...

Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dyers Ferry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Dyers Ferry had a population of 17,145 people.<2> (see below for details).

Dyers Ferry is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Dyers Ferry: 865

Communities Also Named Dyers Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dyers Ferry - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Dyers Ferry ...

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

• Kodak
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <4>
• Clevenger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
  • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
• Cook Mill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Morristown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Dandridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <4>
• Bean Station
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <4>
• Beans
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• Bright ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bright is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
• Monte Vista Estates
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
• New Tazewell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dyers Ferry ...

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

Adding Dyers Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dyers Ferry in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dyers Ferry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dyers Ferry.