Welcome to Fort Drum ...

Fort Drum is located in Okeechobee County<1>.

The location of Fort Drum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Drum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Drum: Ft. Drum

Fort Drum is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fort Drum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Fort Drum and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Fort Drum is within the boundaries of the (863) area code.

Communities Also Named Fort Drum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Fort Drum: This one is located in Okeechobee County and the other is located in Brevard County.

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

Communities near Fort Drum ...

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

• Okeechobee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeechobee
  • Okeechobee is located in Okeechobee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okeechobee <4>
• Yeehaw Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeehaw Junction
  • Yeehaw Junction is located in Osceola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeehaw Junction <4>
• Cypress Quarters
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Quarters
  • Cypress Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
• Fellsmere
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsmere
  • Fellsmere is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fellsmere <4>
• Taylor Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Creek
  • Taylor Creek is located in Okeechobee County
• Florida Ridge
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Ridge
  • Florida Ridge is located in Indian River County
• Gifford
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Indian River County
• Kenansville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
  • Kenansville is located in Osceola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <4>
• Lakewood Park
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park
  • Lakewood Park is located in Saint Lucie County
• Vero Beach
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vero Beach
  • Vero Beach is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vero Beach <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Drum ...

Looking for more information about Fort Drum? 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 Fort Drum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Drum.

Adding Fort Drum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Drum 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 Fort Drum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort Drum post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Drum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Okeechobee County: www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/