Drum, Placer County, California facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Drum
Former settlement
Drum Location in California
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer County
Elevation	4,655 ft (1,419 m)

Drum is a place in Placer County, California, that used to be a settlement. A settlement is a place where people live and build homes. Drum is located about 5 miles (8 km) east-northeast of a town called Dutch Flat. It sits high up in the mountains, at an elevation of 4,655 feet (1,419 meters).

What is a Former Settlement?

A "former settlement" is a place where people once lived and worked, but for some reason, they moved away, and the settlement became empty. Sometimes, these places are called "ghost towns." This can happen when a main industry, like mining, stops, or when new roads are built that bypass the area. Drum is one of these places that was once active but is no longer a populated community.

Drum's Post Office

Even though Drum was a small place, it had its own post office for a short time. The Drum post office was open from 1913 to 1915. A post office is important because it helps people send and receive letters and packages, connecting them to the outside world. The fact that it had a post office, even for a short period, shows that there was a community living there at that time.