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Welcome to Dresden Center ...

Dresden Center is located in Washington County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Dresden Center: Dresden Ctr. (or less commonly used: Dresden Cen., Dresden Cent. or Dresden Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Dresden Center for more information about variations on the name of Dresden Center.

Dresden Center is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dresden Center: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Dresden Center ...

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

  • Castleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Poultney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Ticonderoga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fair Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • Whitehall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Granville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • West Rutland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • West Rutland is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
  • Poultney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poultney <4>
  • Shoreham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shoreham is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Orwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Orwell is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 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 Dresden Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dresden Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dresden Center ...

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

Adding Dresden Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dresden Center 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 Dresden Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dresden Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dresden Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Dresden Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Dresden Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.