Welcome to Draper ...

So far, we found very little information about Draper. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Draper to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Draper, please Contact Us.

Draper would have been located within present day Rockingham County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Draper, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Draper is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Draper was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Draper was located: 336 & 743<4>

Communities Also Named Draper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Draper - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Draper ...

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

Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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- Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Danville
- From Draper to Danville
Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eden
- From Draper to Eden
Reidsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
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Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Martinsville is located in Martinsville City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Martinsville
- From Draper to Martinsville
Wentworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
Mayodan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Mayodan is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
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Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Madison is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
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Stoneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Stoneville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
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Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Ridgeway is located in Henry County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ridgeway
- From Draper to Ridgeway
College Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- College Village is located in Rockingham 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 Draper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Draper.

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

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

Adding Draper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Draper 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 Draper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Draper post office opened in 1906.

We also found Draper on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Draper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 Draper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Draper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Draper area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Draper area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/