Welcome to Drytown ...

Drytown is located in Amador County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drytown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Drytown is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Drytown lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Drytown is within the boundaries of the (209) area code.

The ZIP code for Drytown: 95699<3>

Communities Also Named Drytown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Drytown - they are located in Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drytown.

Communities near Drytown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drytown.

• Ione
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
  • Former names for Ione:
  • Bedbug
  • Freeze Out
  • Hardscrabble
  • Ione City
  • Ione Valley
  • Jone City
  • Jone Valley
  • Rickeyville
  • Woosterville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <4>
• Jackson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Sutter Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Creek
  • Sutter Creek is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutter Creek <4>
• Fiddletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddletown
  • Fiddletown is located in Amador County
  • Former name for Fiddletown:
  • Oleta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiddletown <4>
• Martell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
  • Martell is located in Amador County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martell <4>
• Carbondale ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Amador County
• May ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • May is located in Amador County
• River Pines
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Pines
  • River Pines is located in Amador County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for River Pines <4>
• Mount Aukum
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aukum
  • Mount Aukum is located in El Dorado County
  • Mount Aukum has also been known as:
  • Aukum Fork
  • Aukum
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Aukum <4>
• Pine Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Amador County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Drytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drytown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drytown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drytown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drytown. See our Newspapers Page for Drytown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drytown ...

Looking for more information about Drytown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Drytown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Drytown.

Adding Drytown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drytown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Drytown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/