Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Drake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Drake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Drake listed first.
- Donalds
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalds
- Donalds is located in Abbeville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donalds <2>
- Due West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West
- Due West is located in Abbeville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Due West <2>
- Level Land
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Honea Path
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path
- Honea Path is located in Abbeville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honea Path <2>
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Hodges is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <2>
- Brewerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Darraugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Antreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Mount Gallagher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gallagher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Storeville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
- Storeville is located in Anderson County
- Ekom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Belton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Belton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <2>
- Toney Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
- Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
- Cana ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
- Varennes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Monterey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Watts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Iva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <2>
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
- Fork Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Lickville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Deans
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Drake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |