Welcome to Drew ...

Drew is located in Forsyth County<1>.

The location of Drew has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drew, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Drew is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Drew: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Communities Also Named Drew ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Drew - they are located in California, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ontario and Oregon.

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

Communities near Drew ...

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

• Roswell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
• Johns Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <5>
• Alpharetta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <5>
• Dunwoody West
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
  • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
• Peachtree Corners
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <5>
• Milton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Woodstock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Canton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Duluth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
  • Duluth is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <5>
• Sugar Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drew ...

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

Adding Drew to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drew 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 Drew was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Drew post office opened in 1889.

We also found Drew in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drew.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Forsyth County: www.forsythco.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/