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Welcome to Dresser ...

Dresser is located in Alameda County<1>.

Dresser is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Dresser ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dresser - they are located in Indiana, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dresser ...

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

  • San Jose
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <3>
  • Fremont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Alameda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
    • Former names for Fremont:
    • Centerville
    • Irvington
    • Mission San Jose
    • Niles
    • Warm Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
  • Hayward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyvale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Santa Clara
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Livermore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Leandro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Redwood City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Ramon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dresser ...

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

Adding Dresser to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dresser 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 Dresser was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dresser.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Alameda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dresser - 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.