19th century Dyer County was founded by a Private Act of Tennessee, passed on October 16, 1823. The area was part of the territory in Tennessee that was previously legally recognized as belonging to the Chickasaw Native Americans as "Indian Lands".Bergeron, Paul H.; Ash, Stephen V.; Keith, Jeanette.Tennesseans and their history. Univ. of Tennessee Press, 1999, p. 78.
19th century dyer county was founded by a private act of tennessee passed on october 16 1823 the area was part of the territory in tennessee that was previously legally recognized as belonging to the chickasaw native americans as "indian lands"bergeron paul h; ash stephen v; keith jeanettetennesseans and their history univ of tennessee press 1999 p 78