Editing Drexel, Missouri (section)

==Geography==
Drexel is located in the extreme southwest corner of Cass county and extends into the northwest corner of Bates County. The Missouri-[[Kansas]] state line lies adjacent to the west side of the community. [[Missouri Route A]] passes through the town as does the old [[Kansas City Southern Railway]] line. [[Archie, Missouri|Archie]] is 13 miles to the east and [[Merwin, Missouri|Merwin]] lies five miles to the south.<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.34 {{isbn|0899332242}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.77|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.73|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>