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Dwyer is an unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.[1] It is located southeast of Silver City, along the Mimbres River, and on NM 61.[2]
Dwyer, New Mexico | |
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  Dwyer  Dwyer | |
| Coordinates: 32°37′42″N 107°52′01″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Grant |
| Elevation | 5,200 ft (1,600 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 920591[1] |
The settlement, first known as San Jose for its church, had a post office from 1895 to 1917.[2] The post office in Dwyer was moved northeast from Faywood is still named the Faywood Post Office[3] and the settlement was renamed Dwyer for an 1883 homesteader, G.W. Dwyer.[2]
- G. X. McSherry, farmer, rancher, and member of the New Mexico House of Representatives[4]
- NAN Ranch, National Register of Historic Places
- NAN Ranch Ruin, archaeological site
- Swarts Ruin, Mimbres culture archaeological site
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