Welcome to Drakes Mills ...

Drakes Mills is located in Crawford County<1>.

The location of Drakes Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drakes Mills, 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 Mills: Drakes Mls. (or less commonly used: Drakes Mlls.)

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

Drakes Mills is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Drakes Mills ...

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

• Meadville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
• Edinboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <4>
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Girard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
• Lake City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
• Borough of Fairview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Fairview
  • Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borough of Fairview <4>
• Waterford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
• Albion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Saegertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saegertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
  • Saegertown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
• Conneautville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneautville
  • Conneautville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneautville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drakes Mills ...

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

Adding Drakes Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Drakes Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drakes Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/