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Welcome to Stinger ...

Stinger is located in Dyer County<1>.

Stinger is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Stinger: 731

Communities Also Named Stinger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stinger - it's located in Ohio.

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

Websites for Stinger ...

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

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

Communities near Stinger ...

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

  • Mengelwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
    • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
  • Dyersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blytheville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ripley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Caruthersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Daniels Point Landing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
    • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
  • Halls
    (11 miles [17.7 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 <3>
  • Steele
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Bruceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 Stinger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stinger.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stinger ...

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

Adding Stinger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stinger 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 Stinger was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stinger.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Stinger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.