Miston, Tennessee Explained

Official Name:Miston, Tennessee
Nickname:"Bagget-ville"
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Tennessee#USA
Pushpin Label:Miston
Coordinates:36.1647°N -89.4892°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tennessee
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dyer
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.39
Area Land Sq Mi:1.39
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:3.59
Area Land Km2:3.59
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:21.44
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:269
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:38080 (Ridgely)
Area Code:731
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:47-49420
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2813078
Population Total:77
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:55.52

Miston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

It is in the northwest part of the county, along Tennessee State Route 103, which leads east 3miles to Bogota and west the same distance to Tennessee State Route 181, less than 2miles east of the Mississippi River. Dyersburg, the county seat, is southeast of Miston.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.