Welcome to Downs ...

Downs is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Downs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Downs is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Downs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Downs: (478)

Websites for Downs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washingtoncounty-ga.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Downs, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Downs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Downs: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Warren County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 14 communities that are also named Downs - they are located in Alabama (2), Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Downs.

Communities near Downs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Downs.

• Sandersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
  • Sandersville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <4>
• Tennille
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
  • Tennille is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennille <4>
• Louisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Davisboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisboro
  • Davisboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisboro <4>
• Wrens Station
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
  • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
• Wrens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
  • Wrens is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <4>
• Gibson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Gibson is located in Glascock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <4>
• Harrison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Stapletons Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapletons Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
  • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
• Stapleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
  • Stapleton is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stapleton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Downs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Downs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Downs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Downs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Downs. See our Newspapers Page for Downs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downs ...

Looking for more information about Downs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Downs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Downs.

Adding Downs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Downs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Downs post office opened in 1885.

We also found Downs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Downs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/