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History · Miston

Miston’s post office opened in 1909

Most of Miston was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1939 on.

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How Miston began

When was Miston founded?

1909

The Miston post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 77117 years
Founding year: the first Miston post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Miston’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 Miston are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Miston, in brief

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

Miston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It is in the northwest part of the county, along Tennessee State Route 103, which leads east 3 miles (5 km) to Bogota and west the same distance to Tennessee State Route 181, less than 2 miles (3 km) east of the Mississippi River. Dyersburg, the county seat, is 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Miston. A post office operated in Miston from 1909 to 1985.

Its first post office opened in 1909.

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

Timeline

Miston, 1909 to 1985

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1909Post officeThe Miston post office opens
  3. 1939On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1985Post officeThe Miston post office closes
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On the map

Miston on the map, 1939 to 1983

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

Miston on the 1939 USGS mapMiston on the 1952 USGS mapMiston on the 1961 USGS mapMiston on the 1983 USGS map1939Dyersburg 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 Miston.

Famous people

Famous people close to Miston

Nobody well known was born in Miston itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Carl PerkinsAmerican guitarist · b. 1932
George WoodsAmerican shot putter · b. 1943
Donna HightowerAmerican soul singer · b. 1926
Eddie AcuffAmerican actor · b. 1903
John S. TannerAmerican politician · b. 1944
Cary MiddlecoffAmerican professional golfer · b. 1921
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Miston had its own post office from 1909 to 1985.

Miston
1909–1985
19001960today

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

Questions about Miston’s history

What year was Miston founded?

The Miston post office opened in 1909, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.