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Welcome to Dresher ...

Dresher is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dresher, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Dresher is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Dresher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Dresher: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Lehigh County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dresher.

Communities near Dresher ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Phoenixville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
  • Burlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 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 Dresher. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dresher.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dresher ...

Looking for more information about Dresher? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dresher, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dresher.

Adding Dresher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dresher 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 Dresher was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dresher.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dresher - 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.