Welcome to Drone ...

Drone is located in Burke County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Drone had a population of 14,568 people.<3> (see below for details).

Drone is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities near Drone ...

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

• Thomas Station
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
  • Thomas Station is located in Burke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
• Waynesboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Hephzibah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah
  • Hephzibah is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hephzibah <5>
• Louisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Wrens Station
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
  • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
• Wrens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
  • Wrens is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <5>
• Wadley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
  • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <5>
• Blythe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
  • Blythe is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <5>
• Keysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Keysville is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <5>
• Midville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midville
  • Midville is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midville <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 Drone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drone ...

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

Adding Drone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drone 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 Drone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Drone post office opened in 1880.

We also found Drone on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Burke County: www.burkecounty-ga.gov/

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