Welcome to Drifting ...

Drifting is located in Clearfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drifting, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Drifting is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Drifting is located in the (814) area code.

Communities near Drifting ...

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

• Bellefonte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Clearfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Philipsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
  • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
• Milesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
  • Milesburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <4>
• Osceola Mills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
  • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <4>
• Chester Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
  • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Snow Shoe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• Port Matilda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <4>
• South Philipsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
  • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
• Brisbin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
  • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drifting ...

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

Adding Drifting to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Drifting post office opened in 1895.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drifting.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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