Welcome to Drexel ...

Drexel is located in Mineral County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drexel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

Drexel is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Drexel is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Drexel lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Drexel, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Drexel is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Drexel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Drexel - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Drexel ...

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

• Thompson Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Falls
  • Thompson Falls is located in Sanders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Falls <4>
• Plains
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plains is located in Sanders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
• Superior
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
• De Borgia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Borgia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Borgia
  • De Borgia is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Borgia <4>
• Haugan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugan
  • Haugan is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haugan <4>
• Saint Regis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Regis
  • Saint Regis is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Regis <4>
• Saltese
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltese
  • Saltese is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltese <4>
• Eddy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
  • Eddy is located in Sanders County
• East Portal ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
  • East Portal is located in Mineral County
• Island City ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Island City is located in Sanders 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 Drexel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drexel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drexel ...

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

Adding Drexel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Drexel post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drexel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mineral County: www.co.mineral.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/