Welcome to Dresden ...
Dresden is located Dresden is located in Navarro County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dresden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852. Dresden is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Dresden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Dresden - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Maine (2), Missouri (2), New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dresden. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dresden. 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. 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. 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Dresden in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Dresden post office opened in 1852.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Navarro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dresden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/