Welcome to Drayton ...

Drayton is located in Charleston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drayton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Drayton is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Drayton is within the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Drayton ...

While we believe that this Drayton is located in Charleston County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named Drayton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berkeley and Spartanburg County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 5 communities that are also named Drayton - they are located in Georgia, North Dakota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Drayton ...

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

• Charleston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• North Charleston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleston
  • North Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Charleston <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Summerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <4>
• Goose Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <4>
• Hanahan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan <4>
• James Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
  • James Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
• Hollywood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <4>
• Isle-of-Palms
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle-of-Palms
  • Isle-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle-of-Palms <4>
• Ravenel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <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 Drayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drayton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drayton ...

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

Adding Drayton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drayton 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 Drayton was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drayton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/