Welcome to Draughon ...
So far, we found very little information about Draughon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Draughon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Draughon, please Contact Us.
Draughon would have been located within present day Cleveland County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Draughon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Draughon is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Draughon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Draughon was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities near Draughon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Draughon.
- Fordyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Tinsman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- New Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Ivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Staves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Orlando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
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 Draughon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Draughon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Draughon. 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 Draughon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Draughon. See our Newspapers Page for Draughon.
Adding Draughon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Draughon 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 Draughon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Draughon post office opened in 1893. The Draughon post office closed in 1926.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Draughon.
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 Draughon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cleveland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Draughon - 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 Draughon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Draughon 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/ |