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Drakesburg is an unincorporated community in Portage County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is located in Freedom Township at the intersection of Nichols Road and state routes 303 and 88.

History

The community derives its name from Orsamus Drake, the proprietor of a local tavern.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drakesburg, Ohio
2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 39.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Ravenna
Cities	Aurora Kent Ravenna Streetsboro Tallmadge‡
Villages	Garrettsville Hiram Mantua Mogadore‡ Sugar Bush Knolls Windham
Townships	Atwater Brimfield Charlestown Deerfield Edinburg Franklin Freedom Hiram Mantua Nelson Palmyra Paris Randolph Ravenna Rootstown Shalersville Suffield Windham
CDPs	Atwater Brady Lake Brimfield Suffield
Unincorporated communities	Black Horse Campbellsport Diamond Drakesburg Hiram Rapids New Milford Saint Joseph Twin Lakes Wayland Yale
Historical places	Cobbs Corners Earlville Freedom Station Lloyd Mahoning Mishler Moran
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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41°14′08″N 81°08′04″W / 41.23556°N 81.13444°W / 41.23556; -81.13444

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