Welcome to Miston ...
Miston is located in Dyer County<1>.
The location of Miston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Miston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Miston is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Miston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Miston and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The area code for Miston: (731)
Websites for Miston ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Miston, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Miston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Miston - it's located in Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Miston.
Communities near Miston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Miston.
- Mengelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Dyersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Churchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Caruthersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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>
- Tiptonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
- Tiptonville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiptonville <4>
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Newbern is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <4>
- Hayti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- 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>
- Ridgely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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
(18 miles [29 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- 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 Miston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Miston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Miston. 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 Miston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Miston. See our Newspapers Page for Miston.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miston ...
Looking for more information about Miston? 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 Miston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Miston.
Adding Miston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Miston 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 Miston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Miston post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Miston.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Miston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Miston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |