Dresden (also Dresdon) is an unincorporated community in Pettis County, Missouri, United States.

Dresden, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°45′04″N 93°20′06″W / 38.75111°N 93.33500°W / 38.75111; -93.33500
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPettis
Elevation827 ft (252 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID717048[1]

History edit

A post office called Dresden was established in 1863, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] The community was named after Dresden, Germany.[3] Dresden was once an incorporated town.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dresden, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 340.
  4. ^ "Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.