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Welcome to Dresden ...

Dresden is located in Chickasaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dresden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Dresden is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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 Iowa communities named Dresden: This one is located in Chickasaw County and the other is located in Poweshiek County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 19 communities that are also named Dresden - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (3), Maine (2), Missouri (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.

  • Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Charles City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Hampton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sumner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nashua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Tripoli
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fredericksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Readlyn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Elma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lawler
    (10 miles [16.1 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 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dresden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dresden post office opened in 1899. The Dresden post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dresden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Chickasaw, 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/