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Welcome to Drummond ...

Drummond is located in Will County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drummond, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Drummond is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Drummond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Drummond - they are located in Alabama, California, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Brunswick, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Drummond ...

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

  • Joliet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Romeoville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • New Lenox
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Homer Glen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
    • Homer Glen is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
    • Homer Glen has also been known as:
    • Homer Glen village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <3>
  • Crest Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mokena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankfort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shorewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
    • Shorewood is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <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 Drummond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drummond.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drummond ...

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

Adding Drummond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drummond 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 Drummond was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drummond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drummond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.