Welcome to Drayton ...

Drayton is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Drayton is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Drayton: (864)

The ZIP code for Drayton: 29333<3>

Communities Also Named Drayton ...

While we believe that this Drayton is located in Spartanburg County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named Drayton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berkeley and Charleston County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 5 communities that are also named Drayton - they are located in Georgia, North Dakota and Ontario.

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.

• Greer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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  • Greer is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
• Gaffney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <4>
• Woodruff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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  • Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <4>
• Lyman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Duncan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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  • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
• Wellford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <4>
• Pacolet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
• Inman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>
• Cowpens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
• Chesnee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
  • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Drayton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Drayton post office opened in 1904.

We also found Drayton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

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 Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/

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