Welcome to Dryden ...

Dryden is located in Idaho County<1>.

The location of Dryden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dryden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Dryden is 3,080 feet [939 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dryden is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Dryden: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Dryden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Dryden - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Texas (2), Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Dryden ...

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

• Grangeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Grangeville is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grangeville <5>
• Kamiah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamiah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiah
  • Kamiah is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamiah <5>
• Cottonwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <5>
• Kooskia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskia
  • Kooskia is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kooskia <5>
• Craigmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmont
  • Craigmont is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigmont <5>
• Nezperce
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nezperce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nezperce
  • Nezperce is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nezperce <5>
• Stites
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stites have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites
  • Stites is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stites <5>
• Ferdinand
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <5>
• East Kamiah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kamiah
  • East Kamiah is located in Idaho County
• Fenn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn
  • Fenn is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenn <5>

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 Dryden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dryden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dryden. 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 Dryden.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dryden ...

Looking for more information about Dryden? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dryden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dryden.

Adding Dryden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dryden 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 Dryden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dryden post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dryden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/