Drakes Branch is a town in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. The population was 530 at the 2010 census. Drakes Branch is located southeast of the center of Charlotte County at 36°59′35″N 78°36′6″W / 36.99306°N 78.60167°W. Virginia State Route 47 passes through the town, leading north 5 miles to Charlotte Court House, the county seat…Drakes Branch is a town in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. The population was 530 at the 2010 census. Drakes Branch is located southeast of the center of Charlotte County at 36°59′35″N 78°36′6″W / 36.99306°N 78.60167°W. Virginia State Route 47 passes through the town, leading north 5 miles to Charlotte Court House, the county seat, and southeast 7 miles to U.S. Route 15. Virginia State Route 59 intersects Route 47 in the north part of town and leads northeast 8 miles to Keysville.