Drake is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Warren County,
Kentucky
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, 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
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,
Tennessee
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.
Drake Country Store was once the site of an old post office, but has since been closed and is now only a restaurant.
References
Unincorporated communities in Warren County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky
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