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Dyer County was founded by a Private Act of Tennessee, passed on October 16, 1823. The area was part of the territory in Tennessee that was previously legally recognized as belonging to the Chickasaw Native Americans as "Indian Lands".

The county was named for Robert Henry Dyer (circa 1774—1826). Dyer had been an army officer in the Creek War and War of 1812, and a cavalry colonel in the First Seminole War of 1818 before becoming a state senator.

Adjacent Counties

• Lake County
• Obion County
• Gibson County
• Crockett County
• Lauderdale County
• Mississippi County, Arkansas
• Pemiscot County, Missouri

Communities

• Beech Grove
• Big Boy Junction
• Bonicord
• Bogota
• Boothspoint
• Dyersburg (County Seat)
• Finley
• Fowlkes
• Hawkinsville
• Lenox
• Midway
• Millsfield
• Nauvoo
• Newbern
• RoEllen
• Tatumville
• Tigrett
• Trimble

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

TN Gen Web

Roots Web

RAOGK

Dyer County Historical Society

Hearthstone Legacy

TN Roots - Dyer County