Welcome to Downey ...

Downey is located in Cedar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Downey is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Downey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Downey lies within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Downey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Downey - they are located in California, Idaho, Illinois (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Downey ...

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

• Iowa City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
  • Iowa City is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa City <4>
• Muscatine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
  • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <4>
• Coralville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
  • Coralville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <4>
• North Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
  • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <4>
• Tiffin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <4>
• West Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Tipton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
• Wilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Solon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
  • Solon is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
• West Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <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 Downey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Downey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Downey. 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 Downey.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downey ...

Looking for more information about Downey? 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 Downey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Downey.

Adding Downey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downey 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 Downey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Downey post office opened in 1857.

We also found Downey in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/