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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Dresden in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dresden. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.

  • Williamstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Chickasaw County
  • Boyd
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Chickasaw County
  • Republic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Republic is located in Chickasaw County
  • New Hampton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fredericksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
  • Ionia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
    • Ionia is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <3>
  • Devon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
    • Devon is located in Chickasaw County
  • Seigel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seigel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
    • Seigel is located in Bremer County
  • Chickasaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
  • Bradford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
  • Roxie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
    • Roxie is located in Bremer County
  • North Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
    • North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Lawler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
    • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <3>
  • Bassett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Nashua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Horton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Horton is located in Bremer County
  • Tripoli
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
    • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <3>
  • Richfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Fayette County
  • Alpha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Fayette County
  • Plainfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <3>
  • Bremer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
    • Bremer is located in Bremer County
  • Sumner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
    • Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
  • Alta Vista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
    • Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <3>
  • Waucoma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Navan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
  • Little Turkey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey
    • Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County
  • Deerfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County

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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dresden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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