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 Jackson County<2>.

The location of Draper has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Draper, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Draper is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Draper was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Draper once stood is in the (541) and (458)<5> area codes.

Websites for Draper ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

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, North Carolina, 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.

• Medford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medford <6>
• Grants Pass
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Pass
  • Grants Pass is located in Josephine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants Pass <6>
• Central Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Central Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <6>
• Eagle Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Eagle Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Point <6>
• Talent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
  • Talent is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <6>
• Phoenix
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <6>
• Jacksonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <6>
• Rogue River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
  • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <6>
• Gold Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <6>
• Applegate
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
  • Applegate is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Applegate <6>

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Draper was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Draper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/