Welcome to Drynob ...

Drynob is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Drynob is located in Laclede County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drynob, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Drynob is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Drynob lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Drynob: (417)

Communities near Drynob ...

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

• Lebanon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Laclede County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Waynesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
  • Waynesville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesville <4>
• Richland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• Stoutland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutland
  • Stoutland is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutland <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Laclede County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <4>
• Plato
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Plato is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <4>
• Twin Bridges
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
• Evergreen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Evergreen has also been known as:
  • Evergreen village
• Falcon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Falcon is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon <4>
• Oakland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Laclede 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 Drynob. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drynob.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drynob ...

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

Adding Drynob to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drynob 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 Drynob was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Drynob post office opened in 1881.

We also found Drynob in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drynob.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Laclede County: www.laclede.county.missouri.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/