Welcome to Dragston ...

Dragston is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dragston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Dragston is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Dragston: 856

Communities near Dragston ...

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

• Vineland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Millville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Bridgeton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Estell Manor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
• Corbin City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• Leesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Mauricetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
• Dorchester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
• Laurel Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake
• Port Elizabeth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dragston ...

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

Adding Dragston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dragston 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 (so far) for Dragston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Dragston post office opened in 1892. The Dragston post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dragston.