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History · Dyer Brook

Dyer Brook’s post office opened in 1868, and 16% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1937 on and the census since 1870.

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How Dyer Brook began

When was Dyer Brook founded?

1868

The Dyer Brook post office opened in 1868, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 129 in 18702020 census: 215158 years
Founding year: the first Dyer Brook post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Dyer Brook’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dyer Brook are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 385 in 1920; 215 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dyer Brook’s history is told.

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People over time

Dyer Brook, census by census

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Peaked at 385 in 1920; 215 people lived here in 2020.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Dyer Brook’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Dyer Brook, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dyer Brook yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Dyer Brook is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 215 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1868. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 213 in 2010, 215 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Dyer Brook, 1868 to 1937

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1868Post officeThe Dyer Brook post office opens
  3. 1894Born hereHarold Drew is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 385
  6. 1930Post officeThe Dyer Brook post office closes
  7. 1937On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Dyer Brook, decade by decade

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On the map

Dyer Brook on the map, 1937 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dyer Brook. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dyer Brook on the 1937 USGS mapDyer Brook on the 1955 USGS mapDyer Brook on the 1975 USGS mapDyer Brook on the 1986 USGS map1937Smyrna Mills sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dyer Brook.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Dyer Brook had its own post office from 1868 to 1930.

Dyer Brook
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1cemetery inside Dyer Brook
Dyer Brook

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

HerseyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMerrillIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOakfield1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIsland Falls3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMoro plantationIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Dyer Brook’s history

What year was Dyer Brook founded?

The Dyer Brook post office opened in 1868, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.