Welcome to Dryden ...

Dryden is located in Craighead 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 1892.

Dryden is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dryden is within the boundaries of the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Dryden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Dryden - they are located in Idaho, 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.

• Jonesboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Walnut Ridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <4>
• Brookland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
  • Brookland is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookland <4>
• Bono
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Bono is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <4>
• Hoxie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <4>
• Tuckerman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerman
  • Tuckerman is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckerman <4>
• Swifton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
  • Swifton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
• Weiner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
  • Weiner is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
• Portia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
  • Portia is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <4>
• Grubbs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
  • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 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 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.<5>

From that list, the Dryden post office opened in 1892.

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 Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/