1812Military
Alexander McCullouch, a War of 1812 veteran who served as aid-de-camp under John Coffee at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, moved his family in the late 1820s to a plantation west ...
1818Military
As westward expansion continued, the Chickasaw Nation relinquished their claims to West Tennessee through a series of treaties, culminating in the final agreement, the Treaty of...
1819History
The lands composing the future Dyer County were then transferred, via the Jackson Purchase, to the US Government, and American settlers from the eastern states began moving into...
1823Government
=== 19th century ===
In 1823, the Tennessee General Assembly established two new counties immediately west of the Tennessee River, Dyer County being one of them.
1825History
Dyer surveyed the town in 1825, laying out 86 lots.
1827Architecture
The first courthouse, a two story log cabin, was constructed on the town square in 1827.
1836Architecture
It was replaced by a one-story frame building in 1836.
1838Military
== Notable people ==
John Calvin Fiser (1838-1876), was an American merchant and soldier (Colonel)
Harry Ford (actor) (1987–present), actor, starred in CBS show Code Black
James A.
1850Disaster
The following year, the third courthouse, a two-story brick building constructed in 1850, was destroyed in a fire.
1854History
He operated a general store in town for a number of years prior to his death in 1854.
1862Military
On August 7, 1862, about 50 men of the 6th Illinois Cavalry Regiment attacked a group of Confederates about 5 miles east of Dyersburg.
1863History
On January 30, 1863, the Skirmish at Dyersburg was fought.
1874History
John Allen Greer (1874-1941), politician
George "Two Ton" Harris (1927-2002) (wrestler), known as "Baby Blimp", professional wrestler, National Wrestling Alliance
John D.
1879Economy
The county's first industrial boom commenced in 1879 with the shipment of timber from A.
1880Economy
This paved the way for further investments in timber processing, with the establishment of a large sawmill in 1880 and a planing mill in 1885.
1881Economy
Wooden Bowl Factory, began operations in 1881.
1884Government
In 1884, for example, investors established the Dyersburg Oil Company, a cottonseed factory.
1904Government
Another railroad, the Dyersburg Northern (later the Chicago, Memphis, and Gulf Railroad), was chartered in 1904 and began operation in 1907 to run trains from Dyersburg to neigh...
1911Architecture
A new courthouse, the fifth in the county, was constructed on the side of the previous edifies in 1911.
1914Infrastructure
By 1914, it became the junction point for three different lines, led by the Illinois Central Railroad.
1916Government
In 1916, Julius Morgan was convicted of raping Laura Sullivan of Dyersburg and became the first person to be executed by the electric chair in Tennessee.
1917Crime
In 1917, William Thomas, a black man, was lynched for allegedly shooting a police officer.
1923Infrastructure
== Sports ==
From 1923 to 1925, Dyersburg was home to a Minor League Baseball team known as the Dyersburg Forked Deers (1923–1924) and Dyersburg Deers (1925).
1939Education
=== Mid-Late 20th Century ===
The Works Progress Administration constructed a new high three-story school in 1939 to replace the previous building that was constructed in the 18...
1942Military
In 1942, Dyersburg Army Air Base was established by the War Department to facilitate and support military bomber training.
1956Military
Originally built as Parkview Hospital in 1956, the hospital has changed stewardship multiple times since its inception.
1963Civil Rights
On March 5, 1963, a Piper Comanche plane carrying country singers Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, and Cline's manager & pilot Randy Hughes stopped to refuel at the ...
1965Infrastructure
In 1965, the Illinois Central Railroad ceased providing passenger service to the town in Dyer County, including Dyersburg.
1966History
Gardner (First Lieutenant), recipient of the Medal of Honor, 1966.
1968History
Hunter (1968-2012), neurobiologist and the original author of Matplotlib.
1969Government
== Education ==
Dyersburg State Community College – established 1969, with satellite campuses in Henry and Tipton counties.
1975Disaster
On the night of July 25, 1975, an arsonist firebombed the federal building in Dyersburg.
1990Military
In 1990, Boss Hoss Cycles was founded by Dyersburg resident Monte Warren.
2003History
=== 21st century ===
On September 17, 2003, Harold Kilpatrick Jr.
2005Disaster
The largest earthquake within 30 miles (48 km) of Dyersburg was a 4.0-magnitude event in 2005.
2013History
In 2013 there were 7,989 males and 9,013 Females.
2020Military
In June and July 2020, multiple peaceful demonstrations were held in downtown Dyersburg around the city's Confederate Statue.
2024Civil Rights
On March 9, 2024, the Dyersburg High School Girls Basketball Team (The Lady Trojans) won their first State Championship in Class 3A by beating Upperman High School 41-39.