Welcome to Drenthe ...

Drenthe is located in Ottawa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drenthe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Drenthe is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Drenthe: 616

Communities near Drenthe ...

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

• Grand Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grand Rapids
  • From Drenthe to Grand Rapids
• Wyoming
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wyoming
  • From Drenthe to Wyoming
• Kentwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <3>
• Holland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Holland
  • From Drenthe to Holland
• Walker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <3>
• Grandville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grandville
  • From Drenthe to Grandville
• Hudsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hudsonville
  • From Drenthe to Hudsonville
• Zeeland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
  • Zeeland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zeeland
  • From Drenthe to Zeeland
• Allegan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Allegan is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Allegan
  • From Drenthe to Allegan
• Coopersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
  • Coopersville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coopersville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coopersville
  • From Drenthe to Coopersville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drenthe ...

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

Adding Drenthe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drenthe 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 Drenthe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Drenthe post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drenthe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/