Welcome to Drew ...

Drew is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Drew is located in Laclede 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 1892.

Drew is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Drew is within the boundaries of the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Drew ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Drew: This one is located in Laclede County and the other is located in Saint Louis County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 16 communities that are also named Drew - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi, 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.

• Lebanon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Laclede County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Conway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Laclede County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Stoutland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutland
  • Stoutland is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutland <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Laclede County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <4>
• Plato
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Plato is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <4>
• Twin Bridges
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
• Evergreen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Evergreen has also been known as:
  • Evergreen village
• Competition
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
  • Competition is located in Laclede County
• Falcon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Falcon is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon <4>
• Oakland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Laclede County

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 1892.

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 Laclede County: www.laclede.county.missouri.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/