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Drake, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°50′10″N 86°24′35″W / 36.83611°N 86.40972°W / 36.83611; -86.40972
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Drake
Drake is located in Kentucky
Drake
Drake
Location within the state of Kentucky
Drake is located in the United States
Drake
Drake
Drake (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°50′10″N 86°24′35″W / 36.83611°N 86.40972°W / 36.83611; -86.40972
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyWarren
Elevation
551 ft (168 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
42104
GNIS feature ID507874[1]

Drake is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Kentucky, United States near Drakes Creek. It was also known as Old Drake or Whites Chapel.

The community of Drake has a population of less than 2,000. It is in southern Warren County about 60 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee.

Drake Country Store was once the site of an old post office, but has since been closed and is now only a restaurant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drake, Kentucky
  2. ^ [email protected], SIMONE C. PAYNE (September 9, 2015). "Owners plan to reopen community country store". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved May 19, 2024.