Welcome to Draco ...

Draco is located

Draco is located in Wise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Draco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Draco is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Draco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Draco: 940

Communities Also Named Draco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Draco - they are located in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Draco ...

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

• Azle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Azle is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <3>
• Decatur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
• Bridgeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bridgeport is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <3>
• Reno
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reno is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
• Springtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Springtown is located in Parker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springtown <3>
• Pelican Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
• Rhome
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rhome is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhome
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhome <3>
• Runaway Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Runaway Bay is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runaway Bay <3>
• Alvord
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Alvord is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <3>
• New Fairview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • New Fairview is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Former name for New Fairview:
  • Fairview

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Draco ...

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

Adding Draco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Draco in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Draco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Draco post office opened in 1883. The Draco post office closed in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Draco.