Dyess, Arkansas

About Dyess

Set in the eastern part of Arkansas, Dyess is a tiny community counting 316 people who proudly call it home.

Dyess holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.96 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 329 residents per square mile.

📰 Dyess News Today

• Emmaly Mozelle Dyess Obituary | Roller Funeral Homes | Clarksville, AR Tribute Archive · Aug 11
• ENTERTAINMENT: Johnny Cash and American history dovetail in Dyess exhibit - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Aug 1
• Arkansas Roots Music Festival Happening Next Month in Dyess Arkansas State University · Mar 10
• Arkansas Roots Music Festival held in Dyess Action News 5 · Apr 11
• Arkansas Roots Music Festival held in Dyess K8 News | Jonesboro, Arkansas · Apr 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dyess Unique

• The only place in America named Dyess — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Arkansas — one of 625 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dyess Colony Museum · Museum
• Dyess Theater · Museum
• Johnny Cash Boyhood Home · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dyess

• Dyess City Park reviews ★
• Dyess Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dyess

🏘️ Nearby Communities