Welcome to Dryads ...

So far, we found very little information about Dryads. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dryads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dryads, please Contact Us.

Dryads would have been located within present day Menominee County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dryads, 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.

Time Zone: The area where Dryads was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Dryads (for example, toward Gladstone), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The Area Code where Dryads was located: 906

Communities near Dryads ...

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

• Escanaba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
  • Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Escanaba
  • From Dryads to Escanaba
• Gladstone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gladstone
  • From Dryads to Gladstone
• Powers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Menominee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <3>
• Carney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Carney is located in Menominee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carney
  • From Dryads to Carney
• Perronville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
  • Perronville is located in Menominee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Perronville
  • From Dryads to Perronville
• Schaffer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
  • Schaffer is located in Delta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Schaffer
  • From Dryads to Schaffer
• Wilson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Menominee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilson
  • From Dryads to Wilson
• Cornell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Cornell is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <3>
• Harris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Menominee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <3>
• Bark River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River
  • Bark River is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bark River <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bark River
  • From Dryads to Bark River

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

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

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

Adding Dryads to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Dryads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Dryads on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dryads.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/