Welcome to Drake ...

Drake is located in Yavapai County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Drake is 4,650 feet [1,417 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Drake is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Drake lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Drake is located in the (928) area code.

Going back to its beginning, Drake was originally named Cedar Glade. For more information about the names of Drake, see The Names of Drake on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Drake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Drake: This one is located in Yavapai County and the other is located in Mohave County.

Beyond Arizona, there are 21 communities that are also named Drake - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drake.

Communities near Drake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drake.

• Chino Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino Valley
  • Chino Valley is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino Valley <3>
• Paulden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulden
  • Paulden is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulden <3>
• Ash Fork
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Fork
  • Ash Fork is located in Yavapai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Fork <3>
• Corva ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corva
  • Corva is located in Coconino County
• Jerome
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <3>
• Williams
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Coconino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <3>
• Williams Junction
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Junction
  • Williams Junction is located in Coconino County
• Williamson
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Yavapai County
• Clarkdale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
  • Clarkdale is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkdale <3>
• Prescott Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Valley
  • Prescott Valley is located in Yavapai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott Valley <3>

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 Drake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drake. 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 Drake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drake. See our Newspapers Page for Drake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drake ...

Looking for more information about Drake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Drake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Drake.

Adding Drake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Drake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Drake post office opened in 1936.

We also found Drake mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/