[1] The town is in West Fairfield Parish of Drake County New South Wales In 1858 gold was discovered near Newmans Pinch, a hill on the western side of Fairfield (now Drake) and Timbarra[2] and quite a few years later copper was also mined in the vicinity.

The Timbarra Post Office opened on 1 November 1858, was renamed Drake in 1867 and closed in 1871.

[4] The town also served as a stopping point for bullock teams, drovers and settlers passing between inland and coastal regions.

St Peter the Apostle Anglican Church (former) has been placed on the Register of the National Estate.

The community is agricultural, timber and tourist based providing hiking, fishing and fossicking etc.