Welcome to Drake ...

Drake is located in Abbeville County<1>.

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

Drake is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Drake is located in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Drake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Drake: This one is located in Abbeville County and the other is located in Marlboro County.

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

• Anderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Greenwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Abbeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Belton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <4>
• Williamston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <4>
• Honea Path
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path
  • Honea Path is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honea Path <4>
• Ware Shoals
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <4>
• Iva
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
  • Iva is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <4>
• Starr
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
  • Starr is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starr <4>
• Waterloo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <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 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.

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 Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/