Drynob or Dryknob''Dryknob, Missouri,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1977 rev.) is an
unincorporated community
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U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community is located above the west bank of the
Osage Fork Gasconade River
The Osage Fork Gasconade River is a stream in Wright, Webster and Laclede counties in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Gasconade River.
The stream headwaters arise in Webster County near the intersection of Missouri rout ...
just north of the
Missouri Route 32
Route 32 is a highway in Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at the Mississippi River near Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Ste. Genevieve; its western terminus is at U.S. Route 54 (Missouri), U.S. Route 54 in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, El Dorado Sprin ...
bridge.
History
A post office called Drynob was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1956. The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation.