The Village of Dresden is located in the Town of Torrey and is twelve miles south of Geneva.

The region was known as "Kashong" (or "Kashanquash") to the natives and was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase.

At the end of the 18th century, followers of the Public Universal Friend, a religious leader, began to settle in the area.

They called the area "Jerusalem" and founded a community near the present site of Dresden.

The Robert Ingersoll Birthplace and Christopher Willis House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the village was 94.14% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 5.21% from other races.