Welcome to Draper ...
So far, we found very little information about Draper. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Draper to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Draper, please Contact Us.
Draper would have been located within present day Bradley County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Draper, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Draper is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Draper was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Draper was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Draper ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Draper - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Draper.
Communities near Draper ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Draper.
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fordyce
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hermitage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Kingsland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Thornton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Harrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Banks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Tinsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
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 Draper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Draper.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Draper. 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 Draper.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Draper. See our Newspapers Page for Draper.
Adding Draper to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Draper in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Draper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Draper post office opened in 1898. The Draper post office closed in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Draper.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Draper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Bradley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Draper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Draper area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Draper area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |