Headnote
DYER COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Tennessee, with Mississippi river on the west. Area, 840 square miles. Seat of justice, Dyersburgh. Pop. in 1830, 1,904; in 1840, 4,484; in 1850, 6,361. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Dyer County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
DYER COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Tennessee, with Mississippi river on the west. Area, 840 square miles. Seat of justice, Dyersburgh. Pop. in 1830, 1,904; in 1840, 4,484; in 1850, 6,361.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 109.
Name Type
Dyersburg, TN City or Town
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