Welcome to Dry Wood ...
Dry Wood is located in Crawford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dry Wood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Dry Wood is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dry Wood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Dry Wood: 620
Communities near Dry Wood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dry Wood.
- Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frontenac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Girard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
- Arma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <3>
- Mindenmines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
- Mindenmines is located in Barton County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <3>
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
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 Dry Wood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dry Wood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dry Wood. 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 Dry Wood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Wood. See our Newspapers Page for Dry Wood.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dry Wood ...
Looking for more information about Dry Wood? 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 Dry Wood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dry Wood.
Adding Dry Wood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dry Wood 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 Dry Wood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Dry Wood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dry Wood.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dry Wood - 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> | 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. |