Drew is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about six miles south of Tiller and 21 miles north of Trail on Oregon Route 227, surrounded by the Umpqua National Forest.[2]

Drew was probably named after Robert Drew, a local resident.[3] Drew post office was established in 1902 and discontinued in 1971.[3] In 1915 the community had a public school, and the nearest railroad point was 32 miles away in Riddle.[4] As of 1990 there were only a few houses.[4] Drew has a general store and a museum in the former Tison School building, built of logs in 1906.[5]

At one time Drew's economy was based primarily on logging, but in a 2006 study, the federal government identified the Milo-Tiller-Drew area as a "community of concern" because of the negative impact the Northwest Forest Plan had on it.[6]

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  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. ^ p. 302.
  4. ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. 2nd ed. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 554. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
  5. ^ "Our Town". News-Review. October 29, 2010. p. 56. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  6. ^ Daniel, Green & Charles McKetta (May 16, 2007). "Secure Rural Schools Payments Termination: Impacts on Oregon's O&C County Economies". Oregon Department of Forestry. Retrieved 2010-12-29.