Dyersburg
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| Dyersburg | |
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 Dyer County Courthouse in Dyersburg |
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| Location in Tennessee | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Tennessee |
| County : | Dyer County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 2 ′ N , 89 ° 23 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 17,145 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 439.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 39.2 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 39.0 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 89 m |
| Postcodes : | 38024-38025 |
| Area code : | +1 731 |
| FIPS : | 47-22200 |
| GNIS ID : | 1283267 |
| Website : | www.dyersburgtn.gov |
| Mayor : | John Holden |
Dyersburg is a city with 17,145 inhabitants (2010) in the northwest of the US state Tennessee . It is 114 km north of Memphis , 71 km northwest of Jackson , and 135 km southwest of Paducah in the metropolitan area and belongs to Dyer County .
history
The area on which the city was later founded used to belong to the Chickasaw Indians. The treaty that took away their right to West Tennessee was signed in 1818. Dyersburg was a landing stage for paddle steamers that came across the Forked Deer River from the Mississippi .
In 1823 the Tennessee General Assembly decided that two new counties should be established west of the Tennessee River . One of them was Dyer County.
From 1884 the city was connected to the county capital Tiptonville, Tennessee. This led to further economic growth.
traffic
- Dyersburg Regional Airport
Well-known sons and daughters
- Harry Ford (born 1987), actor
- Robert Fuller , wrestler
- Walter Fuller (1910–2003), jazz musician
- James A. Gardner , Medal of Honor holder
- George Harris (1927-2002), wrestler
- Michael Swift , American football player
- Ed Wright , baseball player (Boston Braves and Philadelphia Athletics - 1945-48, 1952)
Web links
- Official website of the city of Dyersburg ( English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ DYER COUNTY ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
