Dresden, Missouri

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Dresden, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Map of Missouri highlighting Pettis County.svg
Coordinates: 38°45′04″N93°20′06″W / 38.75111°N 93.33500°W / 38.75111; -93.33500 Coordinates: 38°45′04″N93°20′06″W / 38.75111°N 93.33500°W / 38.75111; -93.33500
Country United States
State Missouri
County Pettis
Elevation
[1]
827 ft (252 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID717048 [1]

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

History

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dresden, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 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.



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