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
Dyer, West Virginia is located in the United States
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.