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 travel south from Stinger, 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)
  • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
  • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
• Dyersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <3>
• Blytheville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Blytheville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blytheville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blytheville <3>
• Ripley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • 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)
  • Caruthersville is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruthersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caruthersville <3>
• Daniels Point Landing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
• Halls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • 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)
  • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
  • 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)
  • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
• Powells Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
  • 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 (so far) 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.