Welcome to West Dryden ...
West Dryden is located in Tompkins County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Dryden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.
A typical abbreviation for West Dryden: W. Dryden
West Dryden is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Dryden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for West Dryden: 607
Websites for West Dryden ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.tccofc.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to West Dryden, the following might be of interest:
Communities near West Dryden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Dryden.
- Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
- Cayuga Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Dryden is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
- Trumansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moravia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McGraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- McGraw is located in Cortland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <3>
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 West Dryden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Dryden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Dryden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Dryden. See our Newspapers Page for West Dryden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Dryden ...
Looking for more information about West Dryden? 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 West Dryden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Dryden.
Adding West Dryden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Dryden 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 West Dryden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the West Dryden post office opened in 1828.
We also found West Dryden in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Dryden.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Tompkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Dryden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |