Welcome to Dresden ...

Dresden is located in Pettis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dresden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1863.

Dresden is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dresden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Dresden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Dresden: This one is located in Pettis County and the other is located in Perry County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 19 communities that are also named Dresden - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Maine (2), New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Dresden ...

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

• Sedalia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Sedalia is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedalia <4>
• Windsor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Knob Noster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Noster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Noster
  • Knob Noster is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knob Noster <4>
• Sweet Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
  • Sweet Springs is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Springs <4>
• La Monte
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Monte
  • La Monte is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Monte <4>
• Smithton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
• Green Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
• Otterville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <4>
• Emma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
  • Emma is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <4>
• Houstonia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
  • Houstonia is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dresden ...

Looking for more information about Dresden? 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 Dresden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dresden.

Adding Dresden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dresden 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 Dresden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dresden post office opened in 1863.

We also found Dresden in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dresden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/