Welcome to Dryden ...
So far, we found very little information about Dryden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dryden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dryden, please Contact Us.
Dryden was located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Dryden would have been located within present day Ripley County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dryden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dryden is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Dryden was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Dryden was located: 573 & 235<4>
Communities Also Named Dryden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Dryden - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Texas (2), Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dryden.
Communities near Dryden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dryden.
- Poplar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Doniphan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Naylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Neelyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsinore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maynard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Grandin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Success
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Datto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Gamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
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 Dryden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dryden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dryden. 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 Dryden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dryden. See our Newspapers Page for Dryden.
Adding Dryden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dryden 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 (so far) for Dryden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dryden post office opened in 1891. The Dryden post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dryden.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dryden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ripley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dryden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Dryden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Dryden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |