Welcome to Dresden ...

Dresden is located in Chickasaw County<1>.

The location of Dresden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Charles City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
  • Charles City is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <4>
• New Hampton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • New Hampton is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <4>
• Sumner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Readlyn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readlyn
  • Readlyn is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readlyn <4>
• Elma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
• 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 <4>

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 for Dresden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Dresden on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dresden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dresden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chickasaw County: www.chickasawcoia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/