Dyer, West Virginia

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Dyer, West Virginia
Methodist church
Methodist church
Dyer, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Dyer, West Virginia
Dyer, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°22′52″N 80°28′29″W / 38.38111°N 80.47472°W / 38.38111; -80.47472Coordinates: 38°22′52″N 80°28′29″W / 38.38111°N 80.47472°W / 38.38111; -80.47472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWebster
Elevation
2,221 ft (677 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554342[1]

Dyer is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. Dyer is located on the Williams River and County Route 46, 4.9 miles (7.9 km) east-southeast of Cowen.[2]

G. M. Dyer, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dyer, West Virginia
  2. ^ Webster County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 219.
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