Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dresden (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dresden. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dresden is located in Poweshiek County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Poweshiek County: Benton, Iowa, Jasper, Keokuk, Mahaska, Marshall & Tama.
Below are the counties that are near Dresden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dresden:
- Poweshiek County (The home county of Dresden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Deep River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Guernsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Victor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malcom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Searsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Grinnell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Belle Plaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Luzerne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Irving
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Blairstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Keystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Ambrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- North English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ladora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Conroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Marengo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Amana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Amana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Middle Amana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Lynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Sully
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Killduff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Galesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Kellogg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- Pekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Amish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Gibson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Keswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- What Cheer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- South English
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Sigourney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kinross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Harper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Barnes City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Union Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- New Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Lacey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Taintor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Keomah Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Exeelsior
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Oskaloosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- University Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Peoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Marshall County
- Gilman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Tama County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Long Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Gladstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Vining
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Elberon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Nira
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Wellman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dresden, see our County-by-County Page for Dresden.
Cemeteries Near Dresden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dresden.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dresden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dresden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Deep River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dresden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Guernsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lisor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longstreth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnes City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes City Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Barnes City.
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sixteen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Dresden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dresden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
- Deep River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Tilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Guernsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barnes City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Carnforth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carnforth is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnforth
- Keswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- What Cheer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dresden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dresden.
Newspapers Published in Dresden ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dresden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dresden, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dresden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dresden:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Poweshiek County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Iowa County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Keokuk County
- Mahaska County
- Marshall County
- Tama County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dresden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |