Welcome to Drayton ...

Drayton is located in Dooly County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Drayton is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Drayton, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Drayton: (229)

Websites for Drayton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.doolychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Drayton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Drayton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Drayton - they are located in North Dakota, Ontario and South Carolina (3).

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

Communities near Drayton ...

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

• Milldale ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
  • Milldale is located in Crisp County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
• Americus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <4>
• Cordele
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordele
  • Cordele is located in Crisp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordele <4>
• Unadilla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
• Vienna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Montezuma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Oglethorpe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglethorpe
  • Oglethorpe is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglethorpe <4>
• Byromville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byromville
  • Byromville is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byromville <4>
• Warwick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
• Leslie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <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 Drayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drayton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drayton ...

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

Adding Drayton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drayton 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 Drayton was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1839.

We also found Drayton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drayton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/