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Welcome to Drakes Creek ...

Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Drakes Creek: Drakes Crk. (or less commonly used: Drakes Ck. or Drakes Cr.)

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

Drakes Creek is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Drakes Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drakes Creek - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Drakes Creek ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Palmerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jim Thorpe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <3>
  • West Hazleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Slatington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lansford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Nesquehoning
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drakes Creek ...

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

Adding Drakes Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drakes Creek 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 Drakes Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drakes Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drakes Creek - 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.