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Welcome to Downing ...So far, we found very little information about Downing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Downing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Downing, please Contact Us. Downing would have been located within present day Morris County<2>. The location of Downing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Downing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. While the community is gone, the present day location for Downing is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Downing was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Downing ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Downing: This one is located in Morris County and the other is located in Coffey County. Beyond Kansas, there are 16 communities that are also named Downing - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Florida, Michigan (2), Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Oregon (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Downing. Communities near Downing ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Downing.
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 Downing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Downing. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Downing. 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 Downing. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Downing. See our Newspapers Page for Downing. Adding Downing to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Downing 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 Downing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Downing on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Downing. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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