Welcome to Drakes Corner ...

Drakes Corner is located in Oswego County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Drakes Corner: Drakes Cor. (or less commonly used: Drakes Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Drakes Corner for more information about variations on the name of Drakes Corner.

Drakes Corner is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Drakes Corner: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Drakes Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Drakes Corner - they are located in Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near Drakes Corner ...

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

Oswego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oswego
- From Drakes Corner to Oswego
Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Oswego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fulton
- From Drakes Corner to Fulton
Baldwinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Baldwinsville
- From Drakes Corner to Baldwinsville
North Syracuse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Syracuse
- From Drakes Corner to North Syracuse
Liverpool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liverpool is located in Onondaga County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Liverpool
- From Drakes Corner to Liverpool
Phoenix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Phoenix is located in Oswego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Phoenix
- From Drakes Corner to Phoenix
Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Oswego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pulaski
- From Drakes Corner to Pulaski
Central Square
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central Square is located in Oswego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
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Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Oswego County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mexico
- From Drakes Corner to Mexico
Fair Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fair Haven
- From Drakes Corner to Fair Haven

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drakes Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drakes Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Drakes Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Drakes Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.