Welcome to Drab ...
So far, we found very little information about Drab. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Drab to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Drab, please Contact Us.
Drab would have been located within present day Hempstead County<2>.
The location of Drab has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Drab, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Drab is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Drab was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Drab would have been located in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Drab ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drab - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drab.
Communities near Drab ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drab.
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
- Nashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <5>
- Prescott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <5>
- Murfreesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
- Murfreesboro is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <5>
- Emmet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Blevins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Delight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Delight is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delight <5>
- Perrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
- Okolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okolona <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Drab. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drab.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drab. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drab.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drab. See our Newspapers Page for Drab.
Adding Drab to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Drab in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Drab was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Drab post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Drab.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Drab, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hempstead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drab - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |