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Welcome to Drake ...

Drake is located in Murray County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Drake is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Drake: 580

Communities Also Named Drake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Drake - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Drake ...

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

  • Ardmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulphur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tishomingo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
    • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <3>
  • Davis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Murray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <3>
  • Dickson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
    • Dickson is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Mannsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
    • Mannsville is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <3>
  • Roff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
  • Springer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
    • Springer is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <3>
  • Ravia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drake ...

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

Adding Drake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Drake post office opened in 1901.

We also found Drake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Murray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/