Official Name: | Dwyer, New Mexico |
Pushpin Map: | New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Dwyer |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Grant |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 5200 |
Coordinates: | 32.6283°N -107.8669°W |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 920591 |
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.[1]
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[2] and the settlement was renamed Dwyer for an 1883 homesteader, G.W. Dwyer.