Welcome to Drakes Creek ...

Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drakes Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Drakes Creek: Drakes Crk. (or less commonly used: Drakes Ck. or Drakes Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Drakes Creek for more information about variations on the name of Drakes Creek.

Drakes Creek is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Drakes Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drakes Creek - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Drakes Creek ...

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

• Hazleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Palmerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Jim Thorpe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <4>
• West Hazleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
• Slatington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
  • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <4>
• Lansford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
  • Lansford is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <4>
• Freeland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Freeland is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <4>
• Nesquehoning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesquehoning
  • Nesquehoning is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nesquehoning <4>
• Summit Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
  • Summit Hill is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit Hill <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 Drakes Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drakes Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drakes Creek ...

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

Adding Drakes Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drakes Creek 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 Drakes Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drakes Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/