Dyersville was a mining town — now a ghost town — in Summit County, Colorado, United States. It was named after Methodist minister John Lewis Dyer. Nothing remains of the town except the roofless walls of a couple of log cabins.

History

Methodist minister and prospector John Lewis Dyer, better known as "Father" Dyer, built a cabin in a secluded location along the upper reaches of Indiana Creek in January 1881. He was soon joined in his seclusion by miners and merchants connected to the nearby Warrior's Mark mine. The community named itself after its first resident, Father Dyer.

Dyersville, Colorado

Notable residents

John Lewis Dyer, pioneer Methodist minister.

Dyersville, Colorado

Geography

The site of Dyersville, is at , at an elevation of . The site is in Indiana Gulch, southeast of Breckenridge, Colorado.

Dyersville, Colorado

See also

Bibliography of Colorado

Geography of Colorado

History of Colorado

Index of Colorado-related articles

List of Colorado-related lists

List of ghost towns in Colorado

Outline of Colorado

References

External links

State of Colorado

History Colorado

Rocky Mountain Profiles: Dyersville Colorado Townsite - Ghost town

Ghosttowns.com: Dyersville

1881 establishments in Colorado

Former populated places in Summit County, Colorado

Geography of Summit County, Colorado

Ghost towns in Colorado

History of Colorado

Mining communities in Colorado

Populated places established in 1881