Welcome to Drakesbad ...

Drakesbad is located in Plumas County<1>.

Drakesbad is 5,700 feet [1,737 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Drakesbad is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Drakesbad lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Drakesbad: 530

Communities near Drakesbad ...

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

• Manzanita Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita Lake
  • Manzanita Lake is located in Shasta County
• Mill Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <3>
• Mineral
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <3>
• Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Viola ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Viola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Viola is located in Shasta County
• Old Station
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Station
  • Old Station is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Station <3>
• Lake Almanor West
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor West
  • Lake Almanor West is located in Plumas County
  • Lake Almanor West has also been known as:
  • Almanor West
• Lake Almanor Peninsula
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Almanor Peninsula
  • Lake Almanor Peninsula is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Almanor Peninsula <3>
• Peninsula Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
  • Peninsula Village is located in Lassen County
• Peninsula Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Village
  • Peninsula Village is located in Plumas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peninsula Village <3>

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 Drakesbad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drakesbad.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drakesbad ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/