Welcome to Drane ...
Drane is located Drane is located in Navarro County<1>. The location of Drane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Drane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Drane is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Drane lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drane - it's located in Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drane. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drane. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Drane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drane. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drane. 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 Drane. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drane. See our Newspapers Page for Drane. Looking for more information about Drane? 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 Drane, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Drane. We originally found mention of Drane 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 Drane was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Drane in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Drane post office opened in 1883.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Navarro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/