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Dryden

Ghost town · Ripley County, Missouri

Acorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Acorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dryden is a ghost town in Ripley County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 8 former communities in Ripley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dryden as a historical populated place on the Flatwoods topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.6812° N, 90.7479° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFlatwoods
Nearest living townDoniphan, MO
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID740374
Coordinates36.68117, -90.74790

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What's there now

Dryden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Doniphan, MO (population 2,220), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dryden?

Dryden is in Ripley County, Missouri, at 36.6812, -90.7479.

How many ghost towns are in Ripley County?

Ripley County, Missouri has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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