Welcome to Drake Place ...
So far, we found very little information about Drake Place. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Drake Place to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Drake Place, please Contact Us.
Drake Place would have been located within present day Penobscot County<2>.
The location of Drake Place has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Drake Place: Drake Pl. (or less commonly used: Drake Plc.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Drake Place is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Drake Place was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Drake Place and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
If Drake Place still existed, it would have been in the (207) area code.
Communities near Drake Place ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drake Place.
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
- Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <5>
- Mattawamkeag
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawamkeag
- Mattawamkeag is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawamkeag <5>
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
- Winn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Topsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Topsfield is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Carroll
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Carroll is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Carroll has also been known as:
- Carroll Plantation
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Drake Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drake Place.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drake Place. 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 Drake Place.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drake Place. See our Newspapers Page for Drake Place.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
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 Drake Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drake Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |