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Welcome to Drasco ...

Drasco is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Drasco is located in Cleburne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drasco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Drasco is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Drasco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Drasco: 870 & 327<3>

The ZIP code for Drasco: 72530<4>

Communities Also Named Drasco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drasco - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Drasco ...

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

  • Batesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Heber Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Southside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Southside is located in Independence County
  • Mountain View
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Greers Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pangburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cushman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Letona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letona have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
    • Letona is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 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 Drasco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drasco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drasco ...

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

Adding Drasco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drasco 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 Drasco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Drasco post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drasco.

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drasco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Drasco area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Drasco area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Drasco). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Drasco or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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