Dryden, Missouri

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Dryden is an extinct town in Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Ripley County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Ripley County is a county located in the Ozarks in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,100. The largest city and county seat is Doniphan. The county was officially organized on January 5, 1833, and is named after Brigadier General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, a soldier who served with distinction in the War of 1812.

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Missouri U.S. state in the United States

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. Missouri is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River, which makes up Missouri's eastern border.

A post office called Dryden was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1905. [2] The community has the name of Nathaniel Dryden, a state elected official. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dryden (historical)
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

Coordinates: 36°40′52″N90°44′52″W / 36.681168°N 90.747898°W / 36.681168; -90.747898

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