Welcome to Dressen ...

Dressen is located in Harlan County<1>.

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

Dressen is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dressen lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Dressen: (606)

Communities near Dressen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dressen.

• Alanthus Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
  • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
• Pennington Gap
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Jonesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Evarts
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
• Wallins Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
  • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
• Saint Charles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• Ages
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
  • Ages is located in Harlan County
• Rosspoint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
  • Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
• South Wallins
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wallins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
  • South Wallins is located in Harlan County
• Bobs Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
  • Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County

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 Dressen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dressen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dressen. 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 Dressen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dressen. See our Newspapers Page for Dressen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dressen ...

Looking for more information about Dressen? 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 Dressen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dressen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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