Dwyer, New Mexico
Dwyer is an unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is located southeast of Silver City, along the Mimbres River, and on NM 61.
History
The settlement, first known as San Jose for its church, had a post office from 1895 to 1917. The post office in Dwyer was moved northeast from Faywood is still named the Faywood Post Office and the settlement was renamed Dwyer for an 1883 homesteader, G.W. Dwyer.
Notable person
- G. X. McSherry, farmer, rancher, and member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
See also
- NAN Ranch, National Register of Historic Places
- NAN Ranch Ruin, archaeological site
- Swarts Ruin, Mimbres culture archaeological site
Notes
- ^ "Dwyer, New Mexico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Robert Hixson Julyan (January 1, 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9.
- ^ Robert Hixson Julyan (January 1, 1996). The Place Names of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-8263-1689-9.
- ^ "Grover Xavier McSherry, a resident of Deming". The Grant County Beat. New Mexico. May 7, 2013.
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