Dresden, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Torrey town. It lies in ZIP code area 14441. It stands on Keuka Lake Outlet. The Survey maps it on the Dresden quadrangle. 293 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 509 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Dresden
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Robert Ingersoll Birthplacelisted 1988
Christopher Willis Houselisted 1994
Population over time
2 figuresDresden fell from 308 to 293 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 308 | |
| 2020 | 293 | -15 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1902 USGS Ovid quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Dresden quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Dresden quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Dresden between 2002 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 20 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dresden: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Salt, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Transelco/ Dresden, N.Y. | Zirconium | Plant | ||
| J.Sanderson No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| J.T.Andrews No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dresden in 8 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Dresden | $50,000 | A seasonal cabin was destroyed by a torrent of water, rocks and mud debris sliding down a steep hillside on the western shore of Seneca Lake. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Dresden | $40,000 | A lakeside home was damaged by a torrent of water and debris sliding down a steep hillside on the western shore of Seneca Lake. A portion of the foundation was destroyed, and the lower floor of the residence was filled with mud and debris. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dresden | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down several trees. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dresden | $7,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dresden | $5,000 | Trees and wires were blown down on Cornelia Street. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dresden | $5,000 | Thunderstorms developed in a moist flow ahead of a cold front. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Hail up to 1.00 inch in diameter was reported with the storms. Some structural damage was reported from fallen trees and limbs. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dresden | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on David Downey Road. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dresden | $2,000 | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mays Mills | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Seneca Mills | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Angus | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Milo Mills | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Milo Center | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Kenka Mills | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Randall Crossing | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Benton | 5.2 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Dresden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1766514 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948642. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







